How to have a blast like a black hole
Scientists at Osaka University use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole, ...
Tag: Astrophysics
Researchers find unexpected electrical current that could stabilize fusion reactions
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that ...
Misaligned planet-forming rings around triple young stars
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Bi et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ...
New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars ...
Scientists discover a warped disc “torn apart by stars” in a triple Tatooine-like system
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can ...
Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained
Understanding the origins of extremely oblique orbital angles such as these could help reveal details about the planetary formation processCredit: ...
ALMA discovers misaligned rings in planet-forming disk around triple stars
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), S. Kraus & J. Bi; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), two teams ...
Springer Nature launches its first textbook as part of the newly established MOOC&BOOK
Textbook on Archaeoastronomy is linked to the online course The Science of Stars and Stones at Politecnico di MilanoCredit: Springer ...
ERC Starting Grant for Sara Buson
Credit: (Photo: Elisa Mortin) Cosmic rays prove it: the universe hosts astrophysically elusive "monsters" that continuously and efficiently accelerate elementary ...
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
Credit: Shuai Li To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high ...
Brazilian researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
The process occurs in active-core nuclei. A molecular gas cloud that accumulates in the central region is blown away by ...
Zooming in on dark matter
Credit: YU Jingchuan, Beijing Planetarium Most matter in the Universe is dark and completely different in nature from the matter ...
New populations of black holes revealed by gravitational waves
Credit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics), Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) Collaboration The gravitational ...
Scientists detect first-of-its-kind ‘intermediate-mass’ black hole
A quick 'bang' signals the most massive gravitational-wave source yetCredit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno (Max Planck Institute for ...
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