Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way
Astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a relatively bright star beyond our solar system yet.
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Joshua Shavit
- Apr 17, 2022
Hubble sheds light on origins of supermassive black holes
Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a crucial "missing link".
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 16, 2022
Giant stars undergo dramatic weight loss program
Astronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 26, 2022
The Milky Way has devoured at least six other galaxies, leaving 'crumbs' everywhere
Astronomers identified a number of stellar streams from past mergers years ago, and also used globular clusters to construct a timeline.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 24, 2022
New insights found into how the Milky Way formed and evolved
Our galaxy is a giant ‘smoothie’ of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components came from.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 15, 2022
Astronomers discover a new type of star covered in helium burning ashes
A team of German astronomers have discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of helium burning.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 13, 2022
Scientists believe an Earth size planet may be lurking out beyond Neptune
A team of space scientists has published a paper suggesting that there may be an Earth or Mars-sized planet orbiting beyond Neptune.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 27, 2022
Astronomers discover mysterious object unlike anything they have seen before
Scientists found something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy 3 times an hour, and unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 13, 2022
1,000-light-year wide bubble surrounding Earth is source of all nearby, young stars
The Earth sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars — but how did those stars form?
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 12, 2021
A young, sun-like star may hold warnings for life on Earth
Astronomers spying on a stellar system located dozens of lightyears from Earth have, for the first time, observed a troubling fireworks show
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 11, 2021
'Eggshell Planets' -- Earth-like exoplanets orbiting distant stars
Planets known as eggshell planets, which orbit distant stars, have ultra-thin crusts too thin to sustain tectonics and are hostile to life.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 9, 2021
Scientists detect a 'tsunami' of gravitational waves
A team of international scientists have unveiled the largest number of gravitational waves ever detected.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 8, 2021
To find life on other planets, NASA rocket team looks to the stars
A NASA sounding rocket will observe a nearby star to learn how starlight affects the atmospheres of exoplanets in the hunt for life.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 7, 2021
Rocky planets orbiting nearby stars contain rocks not found anywhere in our Solar System
Studying the atmospheres of white dwarfs that have been “polluted” by such debris, researchers have identified exotic rock types.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 28, 2021
Astronomers discover a massive galaxy 'shipyard' in the distant universe
Astronomers have reported the discovery of a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies 11 billion light-years from Earth.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2021
A crystal ball into our solar system's future
Astronomers have discovered the very first confirmed planetary system that resembles the expected fate of our solar system.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12, 2021
Radio signals from distant stars suggest hidden planets
Scientists have discovered stars unexpectedly blasting out radio waves, possibly indicating the existence of hidden planets.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 2, 2021
This is what it looks like when a black hole snacks on a star
While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
Cosmic Dawn answers astronomy's greatest cosmic mysteries
For astronomers, the ability to observe the Cosmic Dawn represents an opportunity to answer the most enduring cosmic mysteries.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 19, 2021
This is what it looks like when a black hole snacks on a star
While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters.
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