Star-forming galaxies are responsible for creating gamma rays so far not associated with a known origin, confirms a study by the ANU (Australian National University).…
Waves in Saturn’s rings reveal the nature of its core
Image credit: NASA Oscillations inside Saturn cause the gas giant to move slightly. Those movements, in turn, cause ripples in Saturn’s rings. In a new…
Neutron star and black hole collision detected
For the first time, astronomers witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the densest object in the universe, in fractions of a second. Ten…
Mount Olympus: Curiosities of the highest mountain in the Solar System
Image credit: NASA What is the largest volcano in the Solar System? Mount Olympus, the highest mountain on Mars. Here the curiosities of the Martian…
This asteroid only needs 113 days to go around the Sun: only the planet Mercury goes faster
Discovering new asteroids roaming the solar system is not exceptional, we have millions of these small stellar bodies orbiting the sun and we have been…
Jupiter has winds of up to 1450 kilometers per hour
Image credit: NASA, Juno Spacecraft A team of astronomers was able to measure for the first time powerful winds in Jupiter’s stratosphere, the layer between…
SpaceX sends 4 tourists on a 3-day space flight
SEP. 15, 2021 SpaceX’s first private space flight took off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a healthcare worker and her wealthy sponsor, in the…
Scientific study discovers ammonia never detected on Neptune and Uranus
Scientists found it difficult to understand the formation process of these two planets, due to the lack of this component. Historically, scientists who study the…
Liquid organic molecules on Earth are solid, icy minerals on Saturn’s moon Titan
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has revealed some of its mysteries: Two organic molecules that occur in liquid form on our planet are solid minerals on…
A PARASITE BLACK HOLE EATS A GIANT STAR FROM THE INSIDE OUT
It could be evidence of a rare type of supernova.Star swallowScientists may have discovered a rare and (frankly) disturbing cosmic event: a black hole that…