End of an Era: NASA’s NEOWISE 10-Year Mission Ending Due to Solar Activity
The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it’s now at the mercy of the Sun, which is…
The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it’s now at the mercy of the Sun, which is…
A rare star system with six exoplanets has been unlocked with the help of ESA’s Cheops mission. The discovery is particularly valuable because the planets’…
This whirling Hubble Space Telescope image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located about 275 million light-years from Earth. In addition…
Astronomers have discovered a rare white dwarf pulsar, advancing our understanding of stellar evolution and magnetic fields in white dwarfs. This discovery supports the dynamo…
Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports. Thought to make up 85% of matter in the universe, dark matter…
This work proves that new telescopes with unique capabilities, like the ATA, can provide a new angle on outstanding mysteries in FRB science. A team…
A groundbreaking study reveals that cool stars with strong magnetic fields produce powerful stellar winds, crucial information for assessing the habitability of exoplanetary systems. Employing…
Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. However, to fully grasp planet formation, it’s crucial to examine cases…
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered a new plasma instability that promises to revolutionize our understanding of the origin of…
Discovery helps answer question: How small can you go when forming stars? Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars, since they form like stars through…
Simulations of binary neutron star mergers suggest that future detectors will distinguish between different models of hot nuclear matter. Researchers used supercomputer simulations to explore…
A novel method of simulating supernovae could shed light on our cosmic origins. Supernovae, which are exploding stars, play a pivotal role in galaxy formation…
NASA’s IXPE telescope has unveiled groundbreaking images of SN 1006’s magnetic fields, offering new insights into particle acceleration in supernovas and enhancing our understanding of…
The central question in the ongoing hunt for dark matter is: what is it made of? One possible answer is that dark matter consists of…
Mysterious Features Hide in Near-Infrared Light Objects in space reveal different aspects of their composition and behavior at different wavelengths of light. Supernova remnant Cassiopeia…
Astronomers have solved a half-century-old scientific mystery by identifying stars associated with the cosmic gas stream emanating from a pair of nearby galaxies. For nearly…
Stars disperse from their formation regions, contributing significantly to the evolution of the Galaxy. Two main mechanisms have been proposed for this dispersal in theoretical…
UF astronomer Adam Ginsburg harnesses the James Webb Space Telescope to explore a galactic enigma. In a recent study led by University of Florida astronomer…