Cosmic Cannons: Astrophysicists Shed New Light on Black Hole Jets
Black holes are fascinating cosmic entities characterized by gravitational pulls so intense that not even light can escape once it crosses into their event horizons….
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Black holes are fascinating cosmic entities characterized by gravitational pulls so intense that not even light can escape once it crosses into their event horizons….
Glowing Bipolar Bubble From Dying Star Expands Into Space In celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s legendary Hubble Space Telescope on…
Observations from airborne and ground-based sources offer unique data and engage the public. Teams led by Southwest Research Institute successfully executed two groundbreaking experiments —…
A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April 8th total solar eclipse all the more memorable. Any dedicated ‘umbraphile’ will tell you: no…
Similar to Earth but incapable of sustaining life. Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes, and puffy clouds of sulfuric acid, uninhabitable…
ALMA’s observation of NGC 253 reveals significant molecular diversity and star formation, enhancing our knowledge of galactic processes. The ALMA radio telescope has detected more…
Comet SOHO-5008 was discovered by a citizen scientist and captured during a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, before it disintegrated near the Sun, showcasing…
A global group of astronomers has identified 49 new gas-rich galaxies with the help of the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Dr Marcin Glowacki,…
Prior to the emergence of life on Earth, essential chemistry was necessary to create organic molecules from the elemental building blocks of nitrogen, sulfur, carbon,…
Hubble’s detailed image of the spiral galaxy ESO 422-41 highlights both its star-filled structure and historical significance in astronomical surveys. This Hubble Picture of the…
What Is an Open Cluster? Open clusters are loosely bound groups of a few tens to a few hundred stars. They are found in spiral…
Astronomers have identified a stellar black hole in the Milky Way with a mass 33 times that of the Sun, located only 2000 light-years away….
NASA is set to repair the NICER telescope on the ISS via a spacewalk to address a light leak affecting observations. Positioned near the station’s…
NASA research has uncovered how electrical currents and tangled magnetic fields heat the Sun’s mossy regions from 10,000 to 1 million degrees Fahrenheit, aiding in…
Observations of SN 2023ixf in 2023 led to surprising findings regarding cosmic ray production by supernovae, with potential implications for understanding cosmic ray origins and…
Research on fast radio bursts (FRBs) highlights their extreme energy output and enigmatic nature. Recent studies using innovative methods to analyze FRBs suggest they are…
From the brightness variations of its host star, an exoplanet’s size and other properties can be determined. In order to avoid mistakes, the star’s magnetic…
ESA’s Gaia mission has uncovered a massive dormant black hole in our galaxy, revealing new insights into the formation of stellar-mass black holes and setting…