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A newly discovered nearby supernova whose star ejected up to a full solar mass of material in the year prior to its explosion is challenging the standard theory of stellar evolution. The new observations are giving astronomers insight into what happens in the final year prior to a star's death and explosion.
Sep 27th, 2023
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Astronomers have found a striking link between the amount of dust surrounding a supermassive black hole and the strength of the radio emission produced in extremely bright galaxies.
Sep 25th, 2023
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Astronomers have made important progress in understanding the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system, which was first discovered in 2016 amid speculation it could someday provide a place for humans to live.
Sep 25th, 2023
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Astronomers have identified carbon dioxide in a specific region on the icy surface of Europa. Analysis indicates that this carbon likely originated in the subsurface ocean and was not delivered by meteorites or other external sources.
Sep 22nd, 2023
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Early galaxies followed a formation 'rulebook', according to researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope, but this cosmic rulebook appears to have been dramatically rewritten during the universe's infancy.
Sep 22nd, 2023
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The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars' gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive northern ocean.
Sep 20th, 2023
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A new study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating habits of supermassive black holes. While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate that black holes scarf food much faster than conventional understanding suggests.
Sep 20th, 2023
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Moon's permanently shadowed regions are younger than previously estimated.
Sep 18th, 2023
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New research shows that the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy can have a direct impact on the chemical distribution of the host galaxy. This provides another piece of the puzzle for understanding how galaxies evolve.
Sep 15th, 2023
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A persistent difference called the 'Hubble Tension' is seen between the value of the constant measured with a wide range of independent distance indicators and its value predicted from the big bang afterglow.
Sep 14th, 2023
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Lab-based studies reveal how carbon atoms diffuse on the surface of interstellar ice grains to form complex organic compounds, crucial to reveal the chemical complexity in the universe.
Sep 14th, 2023
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Scientists discovered that high energy electrons in Earth's plasma sheet are contributing to weathering processes on the Moon's surface and, importantly, the electrons may have aided the formation of water on the lunar surface.
Sep 14th, 2023
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A research team relies on measuring the number of galaxy members to determine the mass of galaxy clusters.
Sep 14th, 2023
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A collision of two massive clusters of galaxies when the Universe was half its current age should not have happened according to the standard theory of cosmology, says a new study by an international group of astronomers.
Sep 14th, 2023
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A new study hints at the existence of several black holes in the Hyades cluster - the closest open cluster to our solar system - which would make them the closest black holes to Earth ever detected.
Sep 8th, 2023
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Astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us: we see it as it was when the Universe was just 2.5 billion years old.
Sep 6th, 2023
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Small crescent-like structures come into clear view.
Sep 1st, 2023
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A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash.
Sep 1st, 2023
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