New Research Shows Fast Radio Bursts Might Come From Nearby Stars
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that fast radio bursts might come from nearby flaring stars, rather than more energetic events…
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Astronomers Confirm a Reverse Shock in Gamma Ray Burst 130427A
Using data from radio and millimeter observations of GRB 130427A, CfA astronomers have confirmed the signature of the reverse shock in GRB 130427A, and determined…
Reverse Shock Wave Racing Inward at 1000 Times the Speed of Sound
Researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered that a reverse shock wave racing inward at 1000 times the speed of sound is heating…
New Algorithm Allows Astronomers to Track the Process of Star Formation in the Early Universe
Astronomers have developed a new computational algorithm that allows them to follow the star formation process down to the very small scales, tracking development of…
Astronomers Discover “Old Young” Stars in the Eagle Nebula
While studying 110 stars located in the Eagle Nebula, astronomers discovered pre main-sequence stars that were red in color and showed evidence for accretion, but…
Kepler-78b, A Lava World with an Earth-Like Density
Astronomers discover the first known Earth-sized planet with an Earth-like density, a scorching lava world that circles its star every eight and a half hours…
Comet-Like Activity Discovered in Near-Earth Object Don Quixote
Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, CfA astronomers discover comet-like activity in Near-Earth Object Don Quixote. Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are asteroids or comets…
Runaway Binary LP 400-22 is Leaving the Galaxy
A new study examines runaway binary LP400-22, providing key insights into runaway stars, white-dwarf binaries, and the complex interactions going on in dense stellar clusters….
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…
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…
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…
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….
Astronomers Use Pan-STARRS to Detect Brown Dwarf Companion Stars
Using Pan-STARRS and UKIDSS, astronomers discovered 673 binaries with candidate brown dwarf companions. Astronomers trying to understand how the Sun and Earth formed, and why…
A Link Between Black Hole Accretion Rate and Star Formation Rate
By comparing data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with infrared observations by the Spitzer and Herschel space telescopes, astronomers discovered an almost linear relationship between…
12 Billion Year Old Explosion Illuminates a Galaxy from the Dark Ages
Using data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft and observations by the MMT Telescope in Arizona and the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, researchers discovered one of…
ALMA Reveals First Ever Snow Line Seen Around a Distant Star
Using the new Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, astronomers have discovered a CO snow line in an infant solar system. A snow line has…
Colliding Neutron Stars Produce Gold
Update September 15, 2020: New research indicates that neutron star collisions do not actually produce that much gold. A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center…
