UMass Amherst astronomer reveals never-before-seen detail of the center of our galaxy
New image made using NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory hints at previously unknown interstellar energy source at the Milky Way centerCredit: ...
Tag: Astronomy
Similar states of activity identified in supermassive and stellar mass black holes
Credit: Teo Muñoz Darias/Juan A. Fernández Ontiveros The researchers Juan A. Fernández-Ontiveros, of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) in ...
Candid cosmos: eROSITA cameras set benchmark for astronomical imaging
An overview and performance assessment of the seven cameras of eROSITA, a space x-ray telescope launched in 2019Credit: P. Friedrich, ...
Mapping the local cosmic web
Dark matter map reveals hidden bridges between galaxiesCredit: Hong et. al., Astrophysical Journal UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new map ...
Plasma jets reveal magnetic fields far, far away
Radio telescope images enable a new way to study magnetic fields in galaxy clusters millions of light years awayCredit: Modified ...
ALMA discovers the most ancient galaxy with spiral morphology
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T. Tsukui & S. Iguchi Analyzing data obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), researchers found ...
Hubble tracks down fast radio bursts to galaxies’ spiral arms
Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, Alexandra Mannings (UC Santa Cruz), Wen-fai Fong (Northwestern) IMAGE PROCESSING: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Astronomers using NASA's ...
Chandra discoveries in 3D available on new platform
Credit: NASA/CXC/Brown Univ./A. Dupuis et al. A collection of the 3D objects from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is now available ...
New FAST discoveries shed light on pulsars
Credit: NAOC Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Prof. HAN Jinlin from National ...
NASA’s Webb to study how massive stars’ blasts of radiation influence their environments
Credit: Credits: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, Massimo Robberto (STScI, ESA), Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team IMAGE PROCESSING: Alyssa Pagan ...
Nickel atoms detected in the cold gas around interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
Credit: ESO/P.Guzik/M.Drahus Unbound nickel atoms and other heavy elements have been observed in very hot cosmic environments, including the atmospheres ...
NSF EPSCoR grant will advance understanding of neutrinos and support new faculty
Credit: Benjamin Eberhardt, IceCubeNSF. LAWRENCE -- Neutrinos are almost intangible subatomic particles that hardly interact with matter in the universe. ...
Stunning simulation of stars being born is most realistic ever
First high-resolution model to simulate an entire gas cloud where stars are bornCredit: Northwestern University/UT Austin A team including Northwestern ...
To map the universe, astrophysicists launch largest sky survey yet
Nearly 40 years after creating the first, iconic map of the universe, researchers aim for the largest map ever.Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. ...
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