CREDIT: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), B. SAXTON (NRAO/AUI/NSF) The observation of the water present in the disk that forms around the protostar V883 Ori has provided new…
Astronomers believe they have discovered the key to finding wormholes
As far as we know, wormholes are consistent with Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, yet none of them have been found roaming the cosmos. But new…
Shock waves shaking the “cosmic web” connecting galaxies observed for the first time
The cosmic web winds around cosmic voids millions of light-years across. Predicted by astrophysicists in the 1960s, computer models showed what this vast network actually…
One more step to simulate the quantum world
A study has compared the frequency with which quantum tunneling occurs in reality with theoretical predictions to refine our understanding Quantum tunneling is a peculiarity…
Astronomers find planets very similar to Jupiter and Neptune orbiting a star similar to the Sun
An international team of astronomers has discovered two gas giants orbiting a Sun-like star located 175 light-years away. The work could teach us a lot…
Astronomers traced the origins of water back to a time before the Sun
A star 1,300 light-years from Earth could have revealed one of the best-kept secrets in the Solar System. It’s called V883 Orionis, a young star…
Dark Big Bang, alternative to the origin of the cosmos
The ring of darkness in this galaxy cluster, Cl 0024+17, indicates the presence of dark matter. Credit: NASA, ESA, M.J. Jee and H. Ford (Johns…
Spiral arms of gas and dust spotted around a massive protostar
For the first time, spiral arms of gas and dust within a disk have been seen circling a massive protostar, feeding it irregular bursts of…
Astronomers discover metal-rich galaxies in the early universe
While analyzing data from the first images of a well-known early galaxy taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Cornell University astronomers found a…
Astronomers find a ‘baby’ star growing next to the black hole in the heart of the Milky Way
A very young star in the formation phase (colloquially “baby star”) was unexpectedly discovered near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A star (Sgr A*), at…