Blazars are very compact quasars associated with supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centers of active giant elliptical galaxies. Using NASA’s Neil Gherels Swift Observatory,…
NGC 4839: Galaxies plunge deep, leaving fiery tail behind
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Princeton Univ/C. Bambic et al.; Optical: SDSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA/ESO; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.Wolk NGC 4839 is approximately 1.5 million light-years across and holds the record…
Evidence for very massive stars in the early universe
Astronomers report in the journal Nature that they have discovered a star on the outskirts of the Milky Way with a chemical composition unlike anything…
Monstrous superstars would have dominated the cosmic dawn
Monster superstars would have dominated the cosmic dawn CREDITS: HST-STSCL-NASA-ESA. Scientists have found compelling evidence for the existence of supermassive stars inside globular clusters, when…
LIGO: THE AWAKENING OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
After three years of improvements, the Laser Interferometry Gravitational Wave Observatory, commonly known as LIGO, is back in action. This giant of science, capable of…
The early universe crackled with bursts of star formation
Observations with the Webb Space Telescope have identified galaxies in the most distant and early universe that glow with a multitude of hot, young stars.…
First detection of secondary supermassive black hole in a known binary system
The active galaxy OJ 287 is located in the direction of the constellation Cancer at a distance of approximately 5 billion light-years and has been…
The star Betelgeuse has increased its brightness by 50% again by questioning scientists about when it will actually explode as a supernova.
Whenever something happens to Betelgeuse, speculation about its supernova explosion immediately begins. It would certainly be an incredible sight to behold, and we are far…
Astronomers find traces of water in the atmosphere of an ultra-hot gas giant planet
Known as WASP-18 b, this planet is located approximately 400 light-years away from Earth. (Photo: Nasa) The international group of scientists found traces of vapor…
The Webb Space Telescope detects the most complex organic molecules
Using the Webb telescope, astronomers discovered evidence of complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years away. The galaxy aligns almost perfectly…