UMD-led study captures six galaxies undergoing sudden, dramatic transitions
Zwicky Transient Facility observations reveal surprising transformations from sleepy LINER galaxies to blazing quasars within monthsCredit: (Left; infrared & visible ...
Tag: Astronomy
Artificial intelligence probes dark matter in the universe
Credit: ETH Zurich Understanding the how our universe came to be what it is today and what will be its ...
From primordial black holes new clues to dark matter
Studying the interactions between light and gas in intergalactic space, SISSA scientists are trying to unravel the composition of the ...
WVU astronomers help detect the most massive neutron star ever measured
Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF) West Virginia University researchers have helped discover the most massive neutron star to date, a breakthrough ...
The stellar nurseries of distant galaxies
An international team headed by UNIGE has discovered that the properties of molecular clouds, and the number of stars they ...
VISTA unveils a new image of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Credit: ESO/VMC Survey The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is one of our nearest galactic neighbors, at only 163 000 ...
Gemini observatory captures multicolor image of first-ever interstellar comet
Credit: Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA The first-ever comet from beyond our Solar System has been successfully imaged by the Gemini Observatory in ...
New space discovery sheds light on how planets form
A young planet and a bright star offer glimpses into the past and futureCredit: Elisabeth Newton HANOVER, N.H. - July ...
Found: Fastest eclipsing binary, a valuable target for gravitational wave studies
Credit: Caltech/IPAC Observations made with a new instrument developed for use at the 2.1-meter (84-inch) telescope at the National Science ...
A peek at the birth of the universe
University researchers publish study on new telescopeCredit: Photo: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is ...
Astronomers map vast void in our cosmic neighborhood
Credit: UH An astronomer from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy and an international team published a new study ...
Astronomers make first calculations of magnetic activity in ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanets
Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Schaller (for STScI) Gas-giant planets orbiting close to other stars have powerful magnetic fields, many ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope shines with American ingenuity
Credit: Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center To send humans to the Moon 50 years ago, an entire nation rose ...
Miniature gravitational-wave detector to be built at Northwestern
Physicists and astronomers lead efforts to detect new types of cosmic eventsCredit: Northwestern University A team of physicists and astronomers ...