Scientists Discover Amino Acid Essential for Life in Interstellar Space
Dr. Susana Iglesias-Groth from The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has used Spitzer space observatory data to uncover signs of the amino acid tryptophan…
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Gravitational Gluttony: How Galactic Mergers Bring Hidden Supermassive Black Holes to Life
New research led by Newcastle University and published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has revealed that supermassive black holes obscured by…
Unique Quasar Sheds Light on Cosmic Mysteries: The Brightest in 9 Billion Years
Scientists have observed the X-ray emissions of the brightest quasar ever recorded in the past 9 billion years of cosmic history. This quasar, known as…
Unlocking Dark Matter Mysteries Through Gravitational Waves
Gravitational waves from merging black holes could unveil the nature of dark matter, according to computer simulations presented at the 2023 National Astronomy Meeting. Using…
Astronomers Discover Rapidly Growing Black Hole in Extreme Galaxy in the Very Early Universe
New Discovery Sheds Light on Very Early Supermassive Black Holes Astronomers from the University of Texas and the University of Arizona have discovered a rapidly…
97% of the Age of the Universe – Astronomers Confirm Age of Most Distant Galaxy With Oxygen
A new study led by a joint team at Nagoya University and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has measured the cosmic age of a…
“The Sparkler” – Astronomers Discover Distant Galaxy That Mirrors the Early Milky Way
A galaxy has been discovered that mirrors the very early version of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The galaxy, dubbed ‘The Sparkler’, is embedded…
Galactic Anomaly: The Milky Way Is Too Big for Its “Cosmological Wall”
Milky Way Discovered To Be More Unique Than Previously Thought Is the Milky Way special, or, at least, is it in a special place in…
Unique Black Hole Discovered Spewing a Fiery Jet at Another Galaxy
The black hole is over 1 billion light-years away. A team of astronomers has found a unique black hole that is shooting a fiery jet…
Explosion Imminent: Massive Stars Sound Warning They Are About To Go Supernova
Astronomers from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Montpellier have devised an ‘early warning’ system to sound the alert when a massive star…
Undead Planets: The Bizarre Conditions of the First Exoplanet Detection
30 years ago, the first-ever exoplanets were discovered around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar. Now, astronomers have revealed that these planets may be…
Tatooine-Like Exoplanet With Two Suns Detected by Ground-Based Telescope
A team of astronomers, led by Professor Amaury Triaud of the University of Birmingham, has detected a rare type of exoplanet using a ground-based telescope….
Astronomers Discover a Strange New Type of Star Covered in Helium Burning Ashes
A team of German astronomers, led by Professor Klaus Werner of the University of Tübingen, has discovered a strange new type of star covered in…
Scientists Unveil Largest and Most Accurate Virtual Representation of the Universe
Scientists have produced the largest and most accurate virtual representation of the Universe to date. An international team of researchers, led by the University of…
Black Hole at Center of Milky Way Is Unpredictable and Chaotic – Mysterious Flares Erupt Every Day
An international team of researchers, led by postgraduate student Alexis Andrés, has found that the black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*,…
Gaia Space Mission Discovers Mysterious Fossil Spiral Arms in Milky Way
An international team of astronomers, led by researcher Chervin Laporte of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB-IEEC), has used data…
Quadrantids Meteor Shower Offers Winter Skywatching Spectacle
Northern hemisphere stargazers can look forward to what could be 2022’s best meteor shower on January 3-4. Observers enjoying dark skies could see 50 or…
Breakdown of Gyrochronology: Magnetic Fields Implicated in the Mysterious Midlife Crisis of Stars
Middle-aged stars can experience their own kind of midlife crisis, experiencing dramatic breaks in their activity and rotation rates at about the same age as…