The initial classification as a radio galaxy of a massive cosmic structure has had to be modified due to the unique activity within its nucleus,…
Gamma-ray burst: NASA shows what the biggest burst of all time was like
Astronomers believe these outbursts represent the birth cries of black holes that formed when the cores of massive stars collapsed under their own weight. NASA…
A neutron star collision emitted a fast radio burst
Both this and the gravitational waves arrived at Earth practically at the same time A collision between neutron stars could have emitted two different types…
Astronomers discover a black hole with a mass 30,000 million times that of the Sun
This inactive black hole has been discovered using gravitational lensing, a novel method that will help astronomers catalog more of its kind. A team of…
Chilean astronomer discovers the first galaxy with a phenomenon never seen before
Lorena Hernández, researcher at the MAS Millennium Institute of Astrophysics in Chile. This research, in which the astronomer Lorena Hernández from the Millennium Institute of…
Astronomers discover one of the largest black holes ever seen
This black hole is very special, both for being one of the largest ever detected and for other reasons, such as its inactivity or the…
Science.-The atmospheres of giant planets vary enormously
In our system, the more massive the planet, the smaller the percentage of “heavy” elements (anything other than hydrogen and helium) in the planet’s atmosphere.…
“Dark Planets” Could Be Everywhere in the Cosmos
The idea is based on the fact that a macroscopic state of dark matter, with a mass or radius similar to that of a planet,…
TRAPPIST-1 b: measuring the temperature of a rocky exoplanet 40 light-years away with the James Webb Space Telescope
Artist’s impression of the planet TRAPPIST-1 b (NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI). El sistema planetario TRAPPIST-1 es uno de los más fascinantes que conocemos.…
The universe could be shaped like a donut, not a pancake, new research suggests
The universe could, in fact, be one giant donut, despite all the evidence to suggest it’s as flat as a pancake, new research suggests. The…