Heliosphere May be Much More Compact and Rounded Than Previously Thought
New data from the Cassini Mission, the two Voyager Spacecraft and NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, reveal that our sun and planets are surrounded by a…
astrophysics
Powerful Supercomputers Provide New Evidence of Dark Matter
Using powerful supercomputers, astronomers at Durham University reveal further evidence of the existence of dark matter – the mysterious substance that is believed to hold…
CfA Astronomers Find a Black Hole in a Low Mass X-Ray Binary
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics detail the discovery of what might be the first LMXB whose compact object is a…
Chandra Reveals Evidence of Repeated Bursts from a Black Hole
Astronomers reveal evidence of repeated bursts, or eruptions, from a black hole at the center of a large elliptical galaxy located within the core of…
Astronomers Provide the First Detection of Diffuse Hydrogen in a Halo Surrounding the Milky Way
Astronomers from the University of Arizona report the first detection of diffuse hydrogen in a vast halo surrounding the Milky Way. Sometimes it takes a…
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Provides New Insight Into Dark Matter Halos
Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to look at the distribution of dark matter around galaxies, astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania shed new light…
Harvard Astronomers Estimate the Lifetimes of Massive Star-Forming Regions
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have combined statistical studies of infrared data with submillimeter images to estimate the typical age…
Astronomers Investigate a Distant Member of Our Solar System, Planetary Body 2014 UZ224
In a newly published study, astronomers reveal details about the recently discovered the planetary body 2014 UZ224. They used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to…
The History of “Dark Bodies” and the Birthplace of Black Holes
The idea that black holes exist dates back to the 18th century with John Michell and astronomer Pierre-Simon de Laplace. Later, Einstein used his General…
Ancient Dead Galaxy ZF-COSMOS-20115 Sets a New Record for a Massive Red Galaxy
Using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, astronomers spotted a massive “dead” galaxy from a time when the Universe was only 1.65 billion years…
Subaru Telescope Helps Create the Most-Extensive Map of Neutral Hydrogen Gas in the Early Universe
Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers create the most-extensive map of neutral hydrogen gas in the early universe. Scientists have used the Suprime-Cam on the Subaru…
New ALMA Observations Show Stellar Explosion in Unprecedented Detail
Using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers show a stellar explosion in the Orion Nebula in unprecedented detail. Stellar explosions are most…
Advanced LIGO Looks to Reveal the Mystery of Merging Black Holes
Astrophysicists have been hard at work trying to determine how black holes can come together and merge. A newly published study from the University of…
Event Horizon Telescope Set to View the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way
Using the Event Horizon Telescope project, observatories around the world are ready to begin measurements of the black hole at the center of the Milky…
Astronomers Model the Stellar Winds and Magnetic Field for Active M-Dwarf Stars
Astronomers have begun a program to model the stellar winds and magnetic field for active M-dwarf stars, finding that the pressure of the stellar wind…
NASA’s Chandra Discovers a Mysterious Cosmic Explosion
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a mysterious flash of X-rays in the Chandra Deep Field-South data. The mysterious X-ray source became 1,000 times brighter…
Astronomers Find a Possible Stellar Survivor Associated with a Type Ia Supernova
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers searched the remains of a Type Ia supernova for a sun-like star that showed signs of being associated with…
ESO’s VLT Views Stars Born in Winds from Supermassive Black Holes
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have revealed stars forming within powerful outflows of material blasted out from supermassive black holes at the cores of…