The MIRI instrument aboard JWST helps study a particularly interesting star system, HR 8799. The observations provided data to analyze the chemical composition of the…
A time when there was no time. Why does the universe have no beginning or boundary?
The book “On the Origin of Time”. Stephen Hawking’s Last Theory” by Thomas Hertog, a friend and colleague of Hawking who worked with him during…
Astronomers discover ‘runaway star’
Stars escape their birthplace and eventually disperse throughout the Galaxy. This is an important process in the evolution of the galaxy. Theoretical studies suggest two…
ALMA Observations of the Extraordinary Carina Pillars.
Astronomers have looked inside the Carina Nebula to learn more about the processes within its pillars. Nebulae where stars form are very busy places. But…
Super ball from the fourth dimension: another theory about ball lightning
Ball lightning is one of the most mysterious and difficult to explain natural phenomena. He appeared during the storm, flew through the air, passed through…
This is a breakthrough! The LIGO telescope breaks the quantum limit
Thanks to the new method, the telescope will be able to detect 60% more gravitational waves. The gravitational wave machine measures extremely small distortions in…
James Webb discovers silicate and carbonate particles in the disk of a dirty white dwarf
Bodies destroyed by dwarves can be quite large. The James Webb Infrared Space Telescope has discovered traces of silicate and carbonate minerals in the disk…
A warped disk has been discovered around the star RZ Piscium
Astronomers observed the variable star RZ Piscium and discovered that it orbits a compact, broken debris disk. The research results have been published on the…
Astronomers discover a new nearly dark galaxy
A region of 100′′×100′′ around Nube. The figure is a composite of an RGB color image using the g, r and i HiPERCAM bands and…
Physicists have distorted light, like black holes: how successful they have been
Researchers used a special crystal to bend the path of light, like a black hole. This phenomenon is called pseudogravity. The new crystal can bend…