When a Black Hole Devours a Star, This is What it Looks Like

When a Black Hole Devours a Star, This is What it Looks Like

When a black hole devours a star, astronomers refer to it as a “tidal disruption event.” The severing of the unfortunate star is accompanied by…
Astonishing Deep Space Object Discovered by Astronomers

Astonishing Deep Space Object Discovered by Astronomers

The chance discovery of a strange brown dwarf by a citizen scientist exemplifies the enticing borderline between stars and planets. Brown dwarfs, also known as…
Examining the Possibility of Life around the Galaxy’s Tiniest Stars

Examining the Possibility of Life around the Galaxy’s Tiniest Stars

The biggest, hottest opportunities in the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system may be found around the smallest, coolest stars. These stars, known…
Mysterious Radio Wave Source inside Our Galaxy Perplexes Scientists

Mysterious Radio Wave Source inside Our Galaxy Perplexes Scientists

According to new research published Wednesday, astronomers have detected and identified a burst of cosmic radio waves within our solar system for the first time,…
On Mars, Dunes are used to Interpret Wind

On Mars, Dunes are used to Interpret Wind

Dunes are common on Earth, and they can also be found on Mars, Venus, and Saturn’s moon Titan. All of these bodies share an atmosphere…
Hubble Analyze a Mysterious Change in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Hubble Analyze a Mysterious Change in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is the most powerful storm in the solar system. Despite previous research indicating that the storm has been shrinking…
Gamma Cygni – a White Supergiant Star

Gamma Cygni – a White Supergiant Star

Gamma Cygni, also known as Sadr, is a white supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus. It is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus,…
Keeping the Earth Safe from Cosmic Rays

Keeping the Earth Safe from Cosmic Rays

A major space weather event could have a disastrous impact on Earth, causing communications and electrical systems to fail. The Frontera supercomputer is being used…
Study shows how do Young and Disorderly Galaxies Mature and Grow Up

Study shows how do Young and Disorderly Galaxies Mature and Grow Up

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in following the progression of a galaxy over a period of 13.8 billion years by…
Using Supercomputer Simulations to Solve the Mystery of Massive Black Holes

Using Supercomputer Simulations to Solve the Mystery of Massive Black Holes

Using new, high-powered simulations, researchers address some of the mysteries surrounding these massive and enigmatic features of the universe. Massive black holes are surrounded by…
Unveiling Hidden Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

Unveiling Hidden Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

It is critical to study and comprehend the early Universe in order to build accurate and consistent astrophysics models. A model of the early Universe…
RW Cygni – a Very Luminous Supergiant Star

RW Cygni – a Very Luminous Supergiant Star

RW Cygni is an extremely bright Supergiant Star. It is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Cygnus, about a degree east of γ Cygni,…
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