Collaborate Disseminate
Astronomers have detected a supermassive black hole ripping a passing star to shreds. Not only was this cataclysm closer to Earth than ever seen before, but its location and light emissions were unusual, hinting at a large unseen population of these ev… Continue reading Astronomers spot nearest star-destroying black hole
Researchers from University College London and the University of Potsdam, Germany have studied two most massive touching stars in a neighboring galaxy that will eventually turn into black holes and collide, sending ripples through space and time.Contin… Continue reading Mutual destruction: Binary stars, black holes, and ripples in space-time
Some stars produce dust. But unlike the stuff underneath your TV cabinet, this dust plays a major part in the total luminosity of a galaxy. In a new study, scientists have used long-term observational data to see how interstellar dust correlates with a… Continue reading Intensity of stars is related to the planet-creating dust they produce
Astronomers have spotted a bizarre sight out in the cosmos unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. A supermassive black hole has been ejected from its host galaxy, leaving a streak of light almost twice as wide as the Milky Way in its wake as the sho… Continue reading “Runaway” supermassive black hole creates new stars in its wake
Operational only since July 2022, the James Webb Space telescope has already provided the world with astounding images of the universe. This includes new finds like “impossibly massive” galaxies and the most comprehensive profile of an exoplanet’s atmo… Continue reading Webb telescope spots mysterious ‘Green Monster’ in supernova image
Astronomers have discovered a bizarre star system containing two ultra-cool dwarf stars that are so close together they orbit each other in less than a day. Oh, and they’re invisible to the human eye.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Astron… Continue reading Pair of invisible stars found locked in tight 17-hour orbit
Astronomers have been tracking a mysterious object near the center of the galaxy for decades, and now a new study has shed light on its identity – and its eventual fate in the coming years, when it will likely be slurped up by the supermassive black ho… Continue reading 20-year study watches strange, doomed object at the center of the galaxy
Astronomers have classified planetary systems into four distinct categories, based on the sizes and arrangements of their planets. As it turns out, the architecture of our own solar system is the rarest kind.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags… Continue reading Proposed planetary system classifications suggest ours is the rarest
Astronomers have released one of the biggest data dumps of the Milky Way ever, cataloging an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects in detail. The end result is a gigantic image that can be zoomed in and out for a stunning sense of scale.Continue Readi… Continue reading Feel tiny in this gigantic, zoomable galaxy map charting 3 billion stars
Models of the universe predict that supernova remnants should be far more common than they are. Now, a new image from sensitive radio telescopes reveal that the missing remnants are hiding in plain sight.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Su… Continue reading Long-lost invisible stellar graveyard revealed by radio telescope duo