Those responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope published on Tuesday all the first images taken by this astronomical observatory, the largest ever launched into…
Chandra Shows Giant Black Hole Spins Slower Than its Peers
H1821+643, Credit: NASA NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has enabled an unprecedented measurement of a black hole’s spin, making it slower than most of its smaller…
Curiosities about Enceladus, the brightest moon in the solar system
This frozen moon contains most of the chemical ingredients necessary for life, and likely has hydrothermal vents that spew hot, mineral-rich water into its subterranean…
The fascinating story of Betelgeuse: the supergiant star that began to fade and shines again
In the constellations there are stars that begin to fade for some reason to end up shining again.This is precisely what happened to the star…
Astronomers detect what would be the first “wandering” black hole in our galaxy
Credit: NASA Astronomers have validated the first detection of what appears to be a wandering black hole drifting through the Milky Way. The research has…
Scientists discover a black hole with unstoppable growth: “I don’t think we’ll find another like this”
The uncertainties and mysteries about black holes have always been very present among the scientific community. These astronomical objects have such a strong gravitational pull…
How many galaxies are there in the universe?
While estimates among different experts of how many galaxies there are in the universe vary, an acceptable range is between 100 billion and 200 billion,…
Revealing the mysteries of black holes
In recent days, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has put the name Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) on everyone’s lips by showing its new results,…
They discover a black hole that “floats” through the galaxy
A group of astronomers would have detected a kind of “ghost star” that would be moving freely Astronomers believe that the death of large stars…
A black hole with unstoppable growth is discovered
The fastest growing black hole in the last 9 billion years has been discovered by an international team led by astronomers from the ANU (Australian…