Scientists Reveal Past Outburst from the Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy
In a newly released study, scientists from the University of Sydney detail a huge outburst of energy that occurred two million years ago from the…
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Astronomers Probe the Nature of Strong Galactic Nuclear Winds
Astronomers used the Herschel Space Telescope to study twenty-four infrared luminous galaxies, revealing the presence of very fast motions in galactic nuclear winds, up to…
Astronomers Discover Enormous Arms of Hot Gas in the Coma Cluster of Galaxies
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton, researchers have discovered long arms of hot gas in the Coma cluster of galaxies. These arms span…
A Jet of Energetic Particles Reveals How Stars Begin Their Final Transformation
A newly discovered jet of high-energy particles emanating from a dying star has helped scientists better understand how stars begin their final transformation. An international…
Dwarf Galaxy M60-UCD1 – The Densest Galaxy
In a newly published study, astronomers detail the discovery of an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, called M60-UCD1, that has a stellar mass density of over one…
Researchers Discover Over 600 “Red Nugget” Galaxy Candidates
Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey database, researchers discovered more than 600 “red nugget” galaxy candidates located at distances of 2.5 to 5.7 billion light-years…
Hubble Reveals Largest Known Group of Star Clusters, Clues to Dark Matter
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered the largest known group of star clusters and have confirmed that such compact groupings can be used…
It’s Official – Voyager 1 Has Entered Interstellar Space
A newly published study has confirmed that the 36-year-old NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft has left our solar system and has entered interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager…
Detailed 3D Map Reveals Peanut Shape of Milky Way’s Inner Regions
Using ESO data, two groups of scientists have produced detailed three-dimensional images of the stars that form the inner regions of our Milky Way. Two…
Computer Models Help Explain Why Disk Galaxies Eventually Look Alike
In a newly published study, researchers detail how they developed and used computer models simulating galaxy evolution to help explain why all disk galaxies eventually…
New Research Explores the Possibility of Detecting Biomarkers on Distant Planets
New research presented to the European Planetary Science Congress at UCL aims to explore how atmospheric biomarkers from faraway planets might be detected in the…
Astronomers Solve 20-Year Dark Matter Mystery
A newly published study details how astronomers used both data from telescopes and newly developed computer modeling to solve a 20-year debate over how dark…
Astronomers Deduce the Characteristics of Nanodust
A team of astronomers has used the Low Frequency Receiver onboard the twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory spacecraft to deduce the characteristics of nanodust, showing…
Hubble Bubble Helps Explain Differing Measurements for the Expansion Rate of the Universe
A team of physicists has developed a theoretical model to help explain some of the deviations between previous measurements of the expansion rate of the…
Black Hole Powered Jets Push Material Out of Galaxy
Using data from an intercontinental combination of radio telescopes, astronomers have been able to see massive clumps of cold gas being pushed away from the…
NASA’s NuSTAR Identifies Its First Ten Supermassive Black Holes
In a new study, scientists report on the first ten identifications of sources serendipitously detected by NuSTAR. NASA’s black-hole-hunter spacecraft, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array,…
Study Shows Interstellar Wind Has Changed Direction
Based on data spanning four decades from eleven different spacecraft, a new study shows that interstellar wind most likely changed direction over the last 40…
Coldest Brown Dwarfs Are Warmer Than Previously Thought
A newly published study measures distances, luminosities, and temperatures of brown dwarfs, finding that they are warmer than previously thought with temperatures about 400-450 K….