Spots on Supergiant Star Zeta Puppis Drive Spirals in Stellar Wind
Astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of supergiant star Zeta Puppis are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind. Massive stars are…
Astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of supergiant star Zeta Puppis are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind. Massive stars are…
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers measures how a galaxy’s spin affects its shape. It sounds simple, but measuring a galaxy’s true…
Using a new algorithm to enhance observations from the Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers provide the most detailed study yet of the Pleiades star cluster. The…
Astronomers view a primitive galaxy that is about to be consumed by a gigantic neighboring galaxy. The discovery could provide clues about the early Universe….
A new multi-wavelength study of a pair of colliding galaxies has revealed the cause of a supermassive black hole’s case of “indigestion.” The new research…
Using the Hornet and SuperMUC supercomputers in Germany and a state-of-the-art code, a team of scientists has helped uncover the history of the galaxy. Thousands…
Astronomers have identified a brown dwarf that was formed about 10 billion years ago and is made of gas that is around 250 times purer…
Using the Isaac Newton Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered giant halos of photons around early Milky Way type galaxies. In order to understand…
A newly published study details the discovery of a new Einstein Ring, a rare image of a distant galaxy lensed by gravity. In his seminal…
New research reveals that planet 2MASS J2126 and the star TYC 9486-927-1 are moving through space together, implying that they are associated. A team of…
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in galaxy SAGE0536AGN. The black hole is 350 million times the mass of our sun and 30 times…
In a newly published study, astronomers reveal that the two giant stars in binary system Epsilon Lupi have magnetic fields. A Canadian Ph.D. student has…
A new study being presented at National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno shows that Earth-like planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way are three times…
For the first time a team of researchers has discovered of a ring of rocks circling a very young star. These ‘pebbles’ are believed to…
A newly published study analyzes the time evolution of the luminosity of a cluster of Population III protostars formed in the early universe, revealing that…
Using the WISE-2MASS infrared galaxy catalog matched with Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) galaxies, astronomers reveal a supervoid aligned with the cold spot of the cosmic microwave background….
Astronomers used IPHAS data to create a new catalog of the visible part of the Milky Way, revealing no fewer than 219 million stars. A…
A newly published study from Durham University shows that interactions between cold dark matter and radiation lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of…