Astronomy

Astronomers have discovered a massive cavity in space where the interstellar medium becomes nearly imperceptibly thin for roughly 500 light-years. Supernova events about 6-22 million…

Some galaxies should have a lot more activity than they do. In the very early cosmos, when making a lot of stars was the preferred…

Black holes are still an enigma in the universe. Every time we think we’ve figured them out, something new appears. According to new theoretical studies,…

Westerlund 1-75, also known as Wd 1-75, is a red supergiant (RSG) in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. It has a radius of approximately…

Whether the brilliant lights flare over Earth or another planet, astronomers continue to be fascinated by auroral displays. The lights reveal information about the composition…

Exoplanets in orbit around red dwarf stars have been studied extensively in recent years in order to locate exoplanets. The effective surface temperatures of these…

Westerlund 1-20, also known as Wd 1-20, is a red supergiant (RSG) in the Westerlund 1 super star cluster. This star has a volume 899…

Astronomers have tracked the locations of five short, strong radio explosions to the spiral arms of five distant galaxies using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. These…

An asteroid discovered earlier this year will come closest to Earth tonight, coincidentally at the same time as the globe is experiencing day and night.…

Westerlund 1-237, also known as Wd 1-237, is a potential red supergiant (RSG) in the constellation Ara. It is one of four known red supergiants…

The physical and chemical effects of a protostellar jet impact in the interior of the Orion Nebula have been discovered by researchers. The observations show…

Epsilon Aurigae, also known as Maaz or Almaaz, is a yellow supergiant star in the constellation Auriga. It is a multiple star system located in…