Surprisingly massive black hole with stellar mass discovered in nearby binary star system Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers discovered a nearby binary system…
The brightest gamma-ray burst in history was caused by the collapse of a massive star
The brightest gamma-ray burst in history was caused by the collapse of a massive star Observations show no signs of heavy elements In October 2022,…
First gravitational wave detection of a mass gap object merging with a neutron star
First gravitational wave detection of a mass gap object merging with a neutron star An international collaboration involving Northwestern University astrophysicists uncovers potential neutron stars…
Evidence of tidal locking in super-Earth LHS 3844b
Evidence of tidal locking in super-Earth LHS 3844b In a study published March 28 in the Astrophysical Journal, astronomers found that the planet has 1:1…
Capturing and destroying dark matter could heat up isolated, old neutron stars.
Capturing and destroying dark matter could heat up isolated, old neutron stars. A team of particle physicists from the University of Melbourne, Australian National University,…
An object from an inexplicable mass gap between neutron stars and light black holes has been discovered – it was detected by LIGO detectors
Portsmouth researchers enable discovery of remarkable gravitational wave signal Researchers at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravity (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth have helped…
New study tracks the fate of stars living near the Milky Way’s central black hole
New study tracks the fate of stars living near the Milky Way’s central black hole Despite their age, some stars orbiting the supermassive black hole…
Artist’s impression of the glory of exoplanet WASP-76b
Artist’s impression of the glory of exoplanet WASP-76b Signs of a possible rainbow-like “glory effect” have been discovered for the first time on a planet…
The faintest known star system orbiting the Milky Way has been discovered from Hawaii
Hidden in this deep sky image (left) is Uma3/U1, a miniscule group of stars (right) bound together by their own gravity (and possibly even dark…
GHZ2 is as old as the Big Bang and could be the progenitor of the most massive galaxy in the universe
GHZ2 is as old as the Big Bang and could be the progenitor of the most massive galaxy in the universe Scientists say the rapidly…