Persistent 'hiccups' in a far-off galaxy draw astronomers to new black hole behavior
Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole's disk of gas.
Mar 27th, 2024
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Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole's disk of gas.
Mar 27th, 2024
Read moreA new image from the Event Horizon Telescope has uncovered strong and organized magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Mar 27th, 2024
Read moreAn orange dwarf star has yielded the tiniest 'starquakes' ever recorded, measured by an international team of scientists.
Mar 26th, 2024
Read moreTransforming space visuals into sounds enhances accessibility and engagement with the universe, broadening experiences for visually impaired individuals.
Mar 25th, 2024
Read moreNew research finds that life can be detected in a single ice grain containing one bacterial cell or portions of a cell. The results suggest that if life similar to that on Earth exists on these planetary bodies, that this life should be detectable by instruments launching in the fall.
Mar 25th, 2024
Read moreNamed 'Shakti' and 'Shiva', these appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13 billion years ago with an early version of the Milky Way, contributing to our home galaxy's initial growth.
Mar 22nd, 2024
Read moreAt least one in a dozen stars show evidence of planetary ingestion according to new research.
Mar 20th, 2024
Read moreScientists have for the first time created a giant quantum vortex to mimic a black hole in superfluid helium that has allowed them to see in greater detail how analogue black holes behave and interact with their surroundings.
Mar 20th, 2024
Read moreThe new map includes around 1.3 million quasars from across the visible universe and could help scientists better understand the properties of dark matter.
Mar 18th, 2024
Read moreThe current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it's made of normal matter, dark energy and dark matter. A new study challenges this.
Mar 15th, 2024
Read moreIt looks like the same mechanism that breaks up airplane contrails might be at play in forming the clumps of hydrogen gas that ring the remnant of supernova 1987A.
Mar 13th, 2024
Read moreObservations from Hubble and Webb rule out measurement errors, suggesting missing pieces in understanding the universe's evolution.
Mar 11th, 2024
Read moreNew technique can detect gravitational waves that oscillate just once every thousand years.
Mar 8th, 2024
Read moreThe James Webb Space Telescope makes one of the most unexpected findings within its first year of service: A high number of faint little red dots in the distant Universe could change the way we understand the genesis of supermassive black holes.
Mar 7th, 2024
Read moreOpen any astronomy textbook to the section on white dwarf stars and you'll likely learn that they are 'dead stars' that continuously cool down over time. New research is challenging this theory.
Mar 6th, 2024
Read moreIn a new study, investigators demonstrate the benefits of using deep learning to detect space objects, debris, and satellites in Low Earth Orbit.
Mar 6th, 2024
Read moreTthese observations provide key constraints on the potential oxygenation of Europa's subsurface ocean.
Mar 5th, 2024
Read moreUp to a certain point, very luminous stars can have a positive effect on the formation of planets, but from that point on the radiation they emit can cause the material in protoplanetary discs to disperse.
Mar 1st, 2024
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