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A study shows the unexpected effect of black holes beyond their own galaxies

Even though these objects are thousands of millions of times smaller than their host galaxies our current view is that the Universe can be understood only if the evolution of galaxies is regulated by the activity of these black holes, because without them the observed properties of the galaxies cannot be explained.

June 9, 2021 Read more

Scientists discover new exoplanet with an atmosphere ripe for study

An international group of collaborators have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period orbiting a nearby M dwarf star. The recent discovery offers exciting research opportunities thanks to the planet's substantial atmosphere, small star, and how fast the system is moving away from the Earth.

June 9, 2021 Read more

Discovery of a dying supermassive black hole via a 3000-year-long light echo

A research group has revealed more about the lifespan of supermassive black holes. They accidentally caught a bright phase AGN signal from the Arp 187 galaxy with no signal from the nucleus.

June 8, 2021 Read more

Scientists identify a rare magnetic propeller in a binary star system

Researchers have identified the first eclipsing magnetic propeller in a cataclysmic variable star system.

June 7, 2021 Read more

GMRT measures the atomic hydrogen gas mass in galaxies 9 billion years ago

This is the earliest epoch in the universe for which there is a measurement of the atomic hydrogen content of galaxies. The new result is a crucial confirmation of the group's earlier result, where they had measured the atomic hydrogen content of galaxies 8 billion years ago, and pushes our understanding of galaxies to even earlier in the universe.

June 7, 2021 Read more

Plasma jets reveal magnetic fields far, far away

Radio telescope images enable a new way to study magnetic fields in galaxy clusters millions of light years away.

June 1, 2021 Read more

Dark Energy Survey releases most precise look at universe's evolution

New results from the Dark Energy Survey use the largest ever sample of galaxies over an enormous piece of the sky to produce the most precise measurements of the universe's composition and growth to date.

May 27, 2021 Read more

Magnetized threads weave spectacular galactic tapestry (w/video)

Threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields are weaving a tapestry of energy at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. A new image of this new cosmic masterpiece was made using a giant mosaic of data.

May 27, 2021 Read more

New insights into the elusive continuous waves from spinning neutron stars (w/video)

Scientists get closer to detecting elusive continuous gravitational waves for the first time: A study finds new insights into these 'humming', slightly 'wobbly' continuous gravitational waves generated from rapidly spinning neutron stars.

May 27, 2021 Read more

Does the Milky Way move like a spinning top? (w/video)

An investigation questions one of the most interesting findings about the dynamics of the Milky Way in recent years: the precession, or the wobble in the axis of rotation of the disc warp is incorrect.

May 25, 2021 Read more

Probing deeper into origins of cosmic rays

Simulation model provides first step in developing algorithms to enhance detection methods.

May 25, 2021 Read more

The Milky Way is not unusual

The first detailed cross-section of a galaxy broadly similar to the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy evolved gradually, instead of being the result of a violent mash-up. The finding throws the origin story of our home into doubt.

May 24, 2021 Read more

36 Dwarf galaxies had simultaneous 'baby boom' of new stars

Surprising finding challenges current theories on how galaxies grow.

May 24, 2021 Read more

Mushrooms on Mars? Five unproven claims that alien life exists

As exciting as they are, it is important to treat claims of alien life with a healthy dose of scepticism, and this is indeed what scientists do. No conclusive evidence that extraterrestrial life exists has been found... yet.

May 21, 2021 Read more

Astronomers discover the most ancient galaxy with spiral morphology (w/video)

Analyzing data obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers found a galaxy with a spiral morphology by only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. This is the most ancient galaxy of its kind ever observed.

May 21, 2021 Read more

Not all theories can explain the black hole M87* (w/video)

Researchers have investigated for the first time how the different theories fit with the observational data of the black hole M87* at the centre of the galaxy Messier 87.

May 20, 2021 Read more

Looking for the genuine 'red tiny beasts' in the Milky Way

There is a special group of red tiny beasts wandering across the whole Milky Way Galaxy. They are red subdwarf stars who are 'aborigines' of the Milky Way and considered to be born in the Galactic halo and thick disk.

May 20, 2021 Read more

Searching for the origins of presolar grains

By analyzing the properties of argon-34, nuclear scientists calculated the ratios of various sulfur isotopes produced in both types of stellar explosions. This enables astrophysicists to determine whether specific presolar grains came from novae or supernovae.

May 19, 2021 Read more