Astronomers have used VISTA to create an infrared atlas of five stellar nurseries, offering unprecedented insights into star formation and revealing previously unseen objects. The…
Scientists unveil solutions to enigmatic radar characteristics of Jupiter and Saturn’s moons A collaborative investigation led by Dr. Jason Hofgartner, Senior Research Scientist at the…
Scientists led by Dr. Di Li from the NAOC have discovered an extreme field reversal around Fast Radio Burst FRB 20190520B, indicating the signal may…
In the latest issue of the journal Nature, astronomers from Stockholm University reveal the origin of a thermonuclear supernova explosion. Strong emission lines of helium…
The first results from the James Webb Space Telescope have hinted at galaxies so early and so massive that they are in tension with our…
Theoretical physicists have discovered a new space-time structure called a “topological soliton.” Resembling black holes to distant observers, these structures are actually defects in the…
Cholla, HACC, and Parthenon are ready to launch the exascale era of computational astrophysics. A trio of new and improved cosmological simulation codes was unveiled…
The James Webb Space Telescope’s latest discovery is a tale of two detections. Solar system scientists took NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on a treasure…
In a collaborative effort by physicists and nearly 1,000 students, a study found that solar flares may not be responsible for superheating the sun’s corona,…
University of Minnesota-led research could help more accurately determine the Universe’s age. A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure…
A new Webb Space Telescope image of the bright, nearby star Fomalhaut reveals details never seen before, including nested rings of dust that hint at…
CU Boulder study reveals that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet itself at around 400 million years old, but their origin remains a…
Stars with a mass less than half that of the Sun can harbor massive gas giants similar to Jupiter, contradicting the prevailing theory of planetary…
A panoramic image of the M87 black hole and its jet has been captured at a new 3.5 mm wavelength, revealing more details about the…
Chandra X-ray Observatory Helps Astronomers Discover a Surprisingly Lonely Galaxy There is a surprisingly lonely galaxy about 9.2 billion light-years from Earth. Its surroundings have…
Astronomers have discovered the largest cosmic explosion ever observed, AT2021lwx, which is believed to have been caused by a supermassive black hole violently disrupting a…
Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic explosions in the Universe, marking the end of a star’s life. A particularly bright burst, GRB 221009, was recently…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a steamy, highly reflective mini-Neptune exoplanet, GJ 1214 b, using its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to reveal details about…
