A companion star may have stripped silicon layers. This provided a new window into stellar death. Astronomers have observed the inner layers of a dying star through a rare type of stellar explosion known as Read More
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Astronomers Achieve Historic First: Full Black Hole Recoil Measurement –
The GW190412 merger revealed a black-hole recoil moving faster than 50 km/s. Gravitational waves allowed its 3D motion to be reconstructed. A research group led by the Instituto Galego de Física de Altas EnerxíRead More
400-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved: New Class of Ancient Star System
New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system that may already lie hidden in the Milky Way. For centuries, astronomers have tried to explain Read More
Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge of the Solar System. A research team led by the Southwest Research Institute has detected gas Read More
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments suggest the story may Read More
NGC 7456 may look like just another spiral galaxy, but it’s full of surprises. From vibrant star-forming regions glowing pink to mysterious ultraluminous X-ray sources, it’s a cosmic laboratory for astronomers. A Hidden Galaxy Read More
Astronomers confirmed an off-center black hole in a dwarf galaxy. It offers clues to how supermassive black holes may form. Black holes are most often assumed to sit at the centers of galaxies, but a Read More
Messier 96, a spiral galaxy 35 million light-years away, shines with a lopsided beauty shaped by cosmic forces. Its uneven arms, displaced core, and scattered gas clouds hint at gravitational struggles with nearby galaxies. Galactic Tug of Read More
Perseverance Rover Captures Elusive Martian Aurora for a Second Time
Scientists using NASA’s Perseverance rover have captured visible green auroras on Mars and developed tools to predict them. Planetary scientists say they can now forecast when a green aurora will appear in Mars’s Read More
A distant supernova exposed elements from a star’s core. The result reshapes ideas of how massive stars evolve. According to long-standing theory, stars are built in layers like onions, with each layer composed of Read More