Spectroscopic Survey Reveals the Nature of Obscured Active Galactic Nuclei
Most galaxies host a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at their nucleus, one whose mass exceeds a million solar-masses. When material actively accretes onto the SMBH,…
Astrophysics
State-of-the-Art Cameras Reveal Violent Flaring at the Heart of a Black Hole System [Video]
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Southampton, have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of a growing black…
Giant Galaxy Cluster Used As X-Ray Magnifying Lens to Spot Super-Energetic Stages of Star Formation
Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens. The new lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation….
Faint Filaments of the Cosmic Web Revealed by Glowing Gas
Faintly glowing wisps of gas, excited by the intense light of surrounding star-forming galaxies, have given astronomers a rare glimpse of one of the Universe’s…
The Sun Won’t Become a Black Hole – Here’s Why
Will the Sun become a black hole? No, it’s too small for that! The Sun would need to be about 20 times more massive to…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Penetrate Space Dust to Reveal Milky Way’s Center
The center of our galaxy is a crowded place: A black hole weighing 4 million times as much as our Sun is surrounded by millions…
Mystery As Hubble Finds Milky Way Raids Intergalactic ‘Bank Accounts’
Our Milky Way is a frugal galaxy. Supernovas and violent stellar winds blow gas out of the galactic disk, but that gas falls back onto…
The Milky Way Captured Several Tiny Galaxies From Its Neighbor
University of California Riverside-led research shows our galaxy is undergoing a massive merger with its largest satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Just like the…
Liquifying a Rocky Exoplanet to Aid in the Search for Earth-Like Worlds Beyond Our Solar System
A hot, molten Earth would be around 5% larger than its solid counterpart. This is the result of a study led by researchers at the…
New Research Finally Provides Insights on How the Strongest Magnets in the Universe Form [Video]
German-British research team simulates basic conditions for the formation of magnetic stars. How do some neutron stars become the strongest magnets in the Universe? A…
At Edge of Solar System, Pressure Runs High – Greater Than Expected
Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic fields and particles like ions, cosmic rays and…
Are Black Holes Made of Dark Energy? Error Made When Applying Einstein’s Equations to Model Growth of the Universe?
Two University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers have identified and corrected a subtle error that was made when applying Einstein’s equations to model the growth…
Not Long Ago, the Center of the Milky Way Exploded – Cataclysmic Blast of Energy and Radiation
Researchers find evidence of a cataclysmic flare that punched so far out of the galaxy its impact was felt 200,000 light years away. A titanic,…
Astronomers Observe Two Young Suns Collecting Matter in a Binary System
Food for young twin stars: Astronomers observe how two suns collect matter in a binary system Stars are born in the midst of large clouds…
Is Dark Matter Warm, Cold, or ‘Fuzzy’? New Simulations Provide Intriguing Insights.
Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm. Dark matter was likely…
Vital Clues Revealed About Recycling in the Evolution of Life in Our Universe
New research by Kent astrophysicists reveals vital clues about the role recycling plays in the formation of life in our universe. By investigating the different…
Massive Filaments Connect Galaxies and Fuel the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes
An international group of scientists led by the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used observations from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) at the…
New ‘Fuzzy’ Dark Matter Simulations Disrupt Conventional Thinking About the Make-Up of the Universe
New research conducted at the University of Sussex has simulated dark matter in a new way for the first time, disrupting conventional thinking about the…