The ASTRID cosmological simulation, a massive simulation run on TACC’s Frontera supercomputer, is aiding in the investigation of ultra-massive black holes. Ultra-massive black holes are…
Recent observations have uncovered a spiral pattern in the material disk surrounding a young, high-mass protostar, suggesting the presence of gravitational instability within the disk….
Gaining insight into the formation of dust grains in interstellar gas could provide astronomers with valuable knowledge and assist materials scientists in creating useful nanoparticles….
By their own admission, Anastasios “Andy” Tzanidakis and James Davenport are interested in unusual stars. The University of Washington astronomers were searching for “stars behaving…
Planetary nebulae are formed when red giant stars reach the end of their helium fuel supply and eject their outer layers, becoming hot and dense…
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images of galaxy clusters, researchers have, for the very first time, been able to examine very compact…
The fate of galaxies is determined by the initial mass distribution at the birth of a new population of stars in the diverse and vast…
The latest data from HERA improves the search for cosmic dawn radiation and tests theories of galaxy formation. An array of 350 radio telescopes located…
Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to examine primordial interstellar ices. An international team consisting of Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University, and NASA utilized…
Recent findings indicate that a significant number of stars exhibit irregularities in their cores. Scientists have discovered a method to examine the internal workings of…
A recent study has unveiled the true shape of the diffuse cloud of stars surrounding the disk of our galaxy, known as the stellar halo….
A new Webb image shows at least 17 dust rings created by a rare type of star and its companion locked in a celestial dance….
The stars have the shortest orbit yet, circling each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction. In our galaxy, nearly half of the stars…
A star’s “childhood” shapes their stellar evolution. From newborns to teenagers, stars in their “young years” pose a significant scientific challenge. It is extremely challenging…
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have proposed a new origin for Jupiter-like planets orbiting massive stars three times the mass of our Sun. According…
Compact, massive triple star system detected by University of Copenhagen researchers. Earlier this year, researchers revealed the discovery of an extraordinarily compact “one-of-a-kind” system of…
What Is a Red Giant? A red giant forms after a star has run out of hydrogen fuel for nuclear fusion and has begun the…
ALMA Makes First-Ever Detection of Gas in a Circumplanetary Disk Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study planet formation have made the…
