From every corner of the universe, planets, stars, stellar debris, and other massive objects begin a complex but inherently unstable gravitational dance. Each mass bends…
Astronomers studied the disk around a massive star that was forming in another galaxy. So far, it has only been observed in the Milky Way.
Astronomers have discovered for the first time an accretion disk around a giant star forming outside the Milky Way. HH 1177 is located in the…
The first bacteria may have appeared in dense interstellar clouds
Chinese astronomers at the Zijinshan Observatory are developing the idea that life could arise in molecular clouds. His new calculations show that conditions in these…
Scientists have recorded unprecedentedly strong gravitational waves from a supermassive black hole collision
Gravitational waves caused by mega black hole collisions have been discovered, confirming Einstein’s theory of general relativity. In a study published this week in the…
Gamma-ray telescope discovers cluster of neutron stars with ‘spider pulsars’
An international team of astronomers has discovered and cataloged 300 new neutron stars. The study was published in the scientific publication The Astrophysical Journal (TAJ).…
Astronomers have found traces of the oldest supernovae in the Universe
350 million years after the Big Bang, scientists have discovered traces of “heavy” elements in distant galaxies. The authors of the new study said such…
Impossibly large planet discovered
Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have reported the discovery of a planet that is too large for its host star. Their existence cannot be explained…
Astronomers have discovered a star system consisting of six planets that is completely different from our solar system.
All six planets orbit the same star in resonance with each other, maintaining a steady rhythm over billions of years, according to a new study.…
Astronomers have discovered what may be the faintest satellite galaxy in the Milky Way.
Astronomers have discovered what may be the faintest dwarf galaxy in the Milky Way. This galaxy contains only 60 stars and could be the remnant…
New star system discovered by Kilo-Degree Survey
Astronomers have discovered a new star system at the edge of the Milky Way as part of the Kilodegree Survey (KiDS). The system, called Sextance…