A Black Hole Has Been Shredding a Star Twice the Size of the Sun for 10 Years

Astronomers have been watching the full fallout of a tidal disruption event for years. Continue reading A Black Hole Has Been Shredding a Star Twice the Size of the Sun for 10 Years

The Expansion of the Universe Appears Faster Than We Thought

The results of a new study are close, but slightly faster than, the generally accepted rate. Continue reading The Expansion of the Universe Appears Faster Than We Thought

World’s Most Powerful Radio Telescope Discovers 1300 New Galaxies in Trial Run

Operating at only one quarter of its full capacity, the MeerKAT telescope array found 1300 galaxies in a region of the universe where only 70 were known to exist previously. Continue reading World’s Most Powerful Radio Telescope Discovers 1300 New Galaxies in Trial Run