Unveiling the Magnetic Mysteries of Black Holes: How Does “MAD” Accretion Form Around a Black Hole?
For the first time, a global team of scientists has uncovered the magnetic field transport processes in the accretion flow of a black hole, as well…
Astronomy News
What Happened to All the Supermassive Black Holes? Astronomers Surprised by Webb Data
James Webb Space Telescope survey reveals fewer supermassive black holes than presumed. A University of Kansas survey of a swath of the cosmos using the…
Hot Jupiter Planet Blows Its Top in Spectacular Fashion
Stampede2 supercomputer simulations help capture helium gas clouds escaping distant planet. A planet located approximately 950 light years from Earth could be the Looney Tunes’…
Cosmic Titans: Unveiling the Origin of Supermassive Black Holes
Black holes with exceptionally large masses—over a million times the mass of the Sun, known as supermassive black holes (SMBHs)—are commonly found in the universe…
Beyond Hot Jupiters: TESS Discovers Longest-Orbit Exoplanet Yet
The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter. Of the over 5,000 planets known to exist beyond our…
Challenging Einstein – New Study Suggests That Dark Matter Interacts With Gravity in a Non-Local Way
A recent study from SISSA proposes a new model of non-local interaction between the dark matter of a galaxy and gravity. Isaac Newton described his…
Mysterious Galactic Signals: Magnetar Observations Shed New Light on Fast Radio Bursts
An international team reports on a radio pulsar phase of a Galactic magnetar that emitted a fast radio burst in 2020; observations suggest unique origins…
“Cosmic Thermometer” Detected on WASP-31b – A Giant Leap in Exoplanet Research
Chromium hydride, found in the temperature range of 1,200-2,000 degrees Kelvin, has been detected in the hot Jupiter WASP-31b’s atmosphere. This discovery paves the way…
Spider Pulsars’ Missing Link Found – Astronomers Validate Longstanding Theory
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ National Astronomical Observatories (NAOC), along with their international partners, used the Five-hundred-meter Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) to identify…
Magnetic Destiny: How a Wolf-Rayet Star Might Morph Into a Magnetar
Magnetar Origins Explored New findings centered on observations and stellar evolution models of a hot, helium-rich Wolf-Rayet star suggest that it is set to produce…
Solving a Stellar Mystery – Astronomers Discover Elusive Planet Responsible for Spiral Arms Around Its Star
Researchers from the University of Arizona have found a youthful exoplanet that may shed light on this phenomenon and offer insights into how planets form….
Don’t Miss: Super Blue Moon
The Next Full Moon is a Supermoon, a Blue Moon, and Rakhi Purnima. The next full Moon will be Wednesday night, August 30, 2023, appearing…
Japan’s X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) Launch Scrubbed
The scheduled launch of the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) onboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No….
Maser Mystique: Hubble’s Gaze Into a Stellar Cradle
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an entrancing dust-filled image of the protostellar object OH 339.88-1.26. Located 8,900 light-years away in the constellation Ara….
X-Ray Vision to the Cosmos: JAXA, NASA XRISM Mission Ready for Liftoff!
The XRISM satellite, a collaborative effort between JAXA, NASA, and ESA, aims to offer unprecedented insights into the X-ray universe, exploring stellar phenomena and black…
Mysterious ASASSN-14li: Massive Star Obliterated by a Giant Black Hole
A giant black hole 290 million light-years away destroyed a large star and threw its pieces into space. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton…
Ring Side Seats: Three Ways To Witness Saturn’s 2023 Opposition
Saturn will be in opposition on August 26-27, 2023, appearing brighter. With the right equipment, viewers can discern its rings. Additionally, a Super Blue Moon…
Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Discovers Tiny Jets That Could Power the Solar Wind
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered a multitude of tiny jets of material escaping from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Each jet lasts between 20…
