Strange “Starquakes” And Details of 1.5 Billion Stars Revealed In Most Detailed Map of the Milky Way
The Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) is building the most precise map of our galaxy, the Milky Way, ever created. It gave…
Astronomy
14 Herculis – a K-type main-sequence star
14 Herculis is the Flamsteed designation for a K-type main-sequence star in the constellation Hercules located approximately 58.5 light-years away. It is approximately 59.2 light-years…
Fastest Nova Ever Recorded Spotted By Astronomers
A nova is a brilliant explosion that occurs when a white dwarf steals material from its partner in a binary star system. The material is…
China’s Chang’E-5 Confirm Water on the Moon – And It Comes from the Lunar Interior
On the Moon, there is water. It is not flowing as it does on Earth, but it is still present, frozen in ice deep within…
A Sulfur-sucking Life Form May Exist Somewhere in the Universe, But it is Unlikely on Venus
There has been conjecture that life may live in the temperate parts of Venus’ clouds since the likely finding of phosphine in its atmosphere two…
Colliding Giant Galaxy Clusters Create Shockwaves 1.6 Million Light-Years Across
There are many examples of galaxies colliding in the cosmos, but Abell 2146 is substantially larger, having been generated by the merger of two massive…
Across the Galaxy, Planetary Debris is Hurling into White Dwarfs
Astronomers at the University of Warwick have captured images of the first time a white dwarf star’s surface was struck by fragments from shattered planets.…
A Neutron Star is Observed Blowing Strong Warm Winds While Ripping up its Companion
A team of astronomers has discovered for the first time blasts of hot, warm, and cold winds from a neutron star as it eats stuff…
Astrophysical Plasma
The naturally occurring plasmas that cover the solar system and beyond are studied by the group studying space, solar, and astronomical plasmas. Outside the Solar…
Exposing the Unexpected Chemical Complexity of Comet Chury
Comets are remnants of the formation of the sun, planets, and moons and are fossils from the distant past and the interior of our solar…
Researchers Build “Time Machine” Simulations to Examine the Lifecycle of Galaxy “Cities” in the Ancestors
According to a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, for the first time, scientists have developed simulations that accurately depict the whole life cycle of…
14 Herculis b – an Exoplanet
14 Herculis b is a gas giant exoplanet in the habitable zone of a G-type star. It is an exoplanet located in the constellation Hercules,…
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