In space, a supermassive black hole is a complex phenomenon of unparalleled power, whose activities have profound implications for the evolution of a galaxy. At…
From Chile: they discover a new way to annihilate a star
Tracking powerful gamma-ray bursts with the Gemini South telescope in the Elqui Valley, astronomers believe they are in the presence of monumental stellar collisions After…
ALMA reveals secrets of the Universe after observing hidden seeds of giant stars
The incredible capabilities of ALMA have allowed us to obtain unprecedented images of the birth of massive stars, where the necessary elements for the emergence…
STRANGE OBJECTS FOUND IN THE GALACTIC CENTER LIKE NOTHING ELSE IN THE MILKY WAY
There is something really strange at the center of the Milky Way. The proximity of a supermassive black hole is a pretty strange place to…
An echo of the black hole of the Milky Way is recorded by NASA’s IXPE satellite
The IXPE satellite identified an X-ray trail coming from the ‘Sagittarius A’ black hole in our galaxy An international team of scientists found an X-ray…
A world burning in hell explains a powerful stellar eruption
While astronomers believe that FU Ori’s increase in luminosity is due to more material falling on the protostar from a cloud of gas and dust…
A new study predicts the existence of masses greater than supermassive black holes in the universe
Near the center of the Milky Way galaxy is a massive object astronomers call Sagittarius A*. This “supermassive” black hole may have grown along with…
New millisecond pulsar discovered with the Green Bank telescope
Now, a team of astronomers led by Karen I. Pérez of Columbia University reports the finding of a new red back. Using the Green Bank…
Second white dwarf star pulsar
Astronomers from the University of Warwick have discovered a rare type of pulsar white dwarf star system, of which there is only one other recorded…
Flashes of giant cities on alien worlds could be visible from Earth
As current technology already allows direct imaging of exoplanets, this opens up new opportunities to search for intelligent life in the Universe. New research suggests…