Origin of Pluto’s Heart
An international team of astrophysicists led by the University of Bern and members of the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have finally…
Astronomy
Found the Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in Our Galaxy
Astronomers have discovered the largest stellar black hole ever discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was identified in data from the European…
The Milky Way’s Hidden Function in Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Astrophysicists shed light on the connection between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky deity Nut. The research uses ancient Egyptian writings and simulations to…
Surprising Observations Concerning Debris Movements on Mars
The presence of liquid water on Mars’ surface may have been shorter than previously imagined. Channel landforms known as gullies, which were previously considered to…
Finding novel Physics in the Debris of Colliding Neutron Stars
Neutron star mergers are a goldmine for novel physics signals, with implications for understanding the true nature of dark matter, according to Washington University in…
Sulfur and Life’s Origin
A new study focuses on sulfur, a chemical element that, while known, has proven remarkably resistant to scientific efforts to investigate its role in the…
Astronomers Measure the Heaviest Black Hole Pair ever Discovered
A team of astronomers used archived data from the Gemini North telescope to measure the heaviest pair of supermassive black holes yet discovered. The merging…
Webb discovers Proof that a Neutron Star powers the Young Supernova Remnant
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the most compelling evidence yet for neutron star emission at the site of a recently witnessed supernova. The…
Astronomers identify the Brightest and Fastest-growing Quasar
Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to characterize a powerful quasar, discovering that it was not only the brightest of…
NGC 5728’s Faint Characteristics are Exposed
A new study shows the optimal strategy for improving images obtained by the James Webb Science Telescope (JWST) through a mathematical methodology known as deconvolution.…
Astronomers Discover the Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed
Researchers have identified the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the beginning of the universe, and determined that it is ‘eating’ its host galaxy…
Quantum Tornadoes give a path to Comprehending Black Holes
Scientists have generated a gigantic quantum vortex in superfluid helium to simulate a black hole, allowing them to study in greater detail how simulated black…
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