Astronomers Discover Mysterious Cosmic Objects Erupting in X-rays
Using data from both Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers discovered two flaring objects in two different galaxies. These objects brighten in X-rays by a factor of…
Using data from both Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers discovered two flaring objects in two different galaxies. These objects brighten in X-rays by a factor of…
Data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and computer modeling show an approximation of what various hot Jupiters might look like. The weather forecast for faraway,…
This video compares the two models for particle distribution over the course of just three hours after a SEP event. The white line represents a…
Using the ALMA telescopes, astronomers discovered a circumstellar disk around the star EPIC 204278916 and offer several explanations for the dips including that they are…
Using ESO’s infrared VISTA telescope, astronomers have discovered ancient stars, of a type known as RR Lyrae, in the center of the Milky Way for…
A new study of Hubble’s deep-field surveys reveals that at least 10 times more galaxies exist in the observable universe than astronomers thought. The universe…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the nearby star Proxima Centauri shows signs of a 7-year activity cycle. In August astronomers…
New research shows that ultraviolet light from stars plays a key role in creating molecules that are necessary for building other chemicals essential for life….
Physicists from MIT are proposing a new experiment to detect a dark matter particle called the axion. If successful, the effort could crack one of…
In preparation for looking for the first generation of galaxies, the facility has published the first catalog of extragalactic sources of contamination in one of…
Hubble observations have revealed a string of super-hot blobs, each with a temperature of more than 17,000 degrees Fahrenheit, being ejected from a dying star….
Astronomers have discovered a striking spiral-arm structure in the disc of gas and dust around the young star Elias 2-27. The structure is made up…
Astronomers have discovered a “wandering” black hole in the outer regions of a galaxy about 4.5 billion light-years from Earth. Evidence suggests this newly discovered…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have measured the orbital parameters of four-millisecond pulsars in the globular cluster 47 Tuc and modeled their possible…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a team of astronomers reveal the first hot core to be found outside the Milky Way. A hot and…
New research confirms some of our ideas about where cosmic X-rays come from and reveals an entire group of X-rays that don’t come from any…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, international teams of astronomers explore the distant corner of the Universe first revealed in the iconic images of the…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics take a closer look at migrating exoplanets. Many known exoplanets orbit close to their host star, within one-tenth…