Shattering Galactic Beliefs: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Magnetic Field Structures in Milky Way
A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo created the first-ever map of magnetic field structures within a spiral arm of our…
A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo created the first-ever map of magnetic field structures within a spiral arm of our…
Anticipation builds for the April 8 total solar eclipse, promising a broader path, longer totality, and increased solar activity, alongside expanded scientific research efforts. On…
A group of astrophysicists led by Mireia Montes, a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has discovered the largest and most diffuse…
Astronomers have uncovered a rare finding: a small, chilly exoplanet accompanied by a significantly larger outer companion, providing new insights into how Earth-like planets are…
MIT’s study shows outer Milky Way stars rotate slower, indicating a lighter core with less dark matter, contradicting previous assumptions. By clocking the speed of…
Upcoming radio telescope sky surveys are set to observe millions of early Universe galaxies. However, to handle this massive influx of data, automatic tools are…
Six-exoplanet system offers glimpse into planet formation and evolution. With an arsenal of advanced technology, scientists have found a multi-planet star system that provides a…
The detections more than double the number of known tidal disruption events in the nearby universe. Star-shredding black holes are everywhere in the sky if…
NASA’s proposal for a lunar-based interferometric imaging facility aims to revolutionize astrophysical research, leveraging the Artemis Program’s infrastructure to study celestial phenomena in unprecedented detail….
New Earth-sized exoplanet HD 63433 d, discovered by astronomers using TESS, is exceptionally young and orbits closely around a Sun-like star, presenting extreme heat and…
This research demonstrates that innovative telescopes with unique capabilities, such as the ATA, offer fresh perspectives on unresolved enigmas in the field of FRB science….
JWST’s detailed infrared image of HH 211 uncovers the dynamics of a young protostar’s outflows, offering new insights into early star formation, including the slow…
A pancake stack of radioactivity-sensitive films carried through the sky by a balloon was able to take the world’s most accurate picture of a neutron…
UGC 11105, 110 million light-years away, appears dim with an apparent magnitude of 13.6, highlighting the differences in perceived brightness of celestial objects from Earth….
New types of stars, including ‘old smokers’ and erupting protostars, have been discovered in the Milky Way. This research, using advanced telescopes, challenges existing theories…
What Is Optical Astronomy? Optical astronomy refers to an area of astronomy where astronomers observe and analyze light from the Universe that falls within the…
For the first time, signatures of individual cold and dense star-forming clouds in a galaxy outside the Milky Way have been mapped over a wide…
Steamy World Could Be a Sample of Water-Rich Planets Throughout Our Galaxy The search for life in space goes hand-in-hand with the search for water…