Astronomers Discover Mysterious Repeating Bursts of Radio Waves From Outer Space
In radio astronomy, a fast radio burst (FRB) is a transient radio pulse of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond to a few…
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Astronomers Acting on a Hunch Solve a Galactic Mystery
Astronomers Find Elusive Target Hiding Behind Dust Astronomers acting on a hunch have likely resolved a mystery about young, still-forming stars and regions rich in…
Massive Rotating Disk in Early Universe Discovered by Largest Radio Telescope in the World
In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies like our Milky Way form gradually, reaching their large mass relatively late. But a new discovery made with…
Massive Black Holes Found Wandering in Dwarf Galaxies
Roughly half of the newly-discovered black holes are not at the centers of their galaxies. Astronomers seeking to learn about the mechanisms that formed massive…
Hubble Reveals Evidence of Active Nucleus Driving Hot Bubbles of Gas
3C196.1 is a massive elliptical galaxy, the brightest member of a cluster of galaxies about three billion light-years away that is notable for its strong…
Astronomers Detect Magnetic Field in Distant Galaxy
Using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have measured the magnetic field of a galaxy nearly five billion light-years…
Astronomers Find New Evidence of a High-Energy Jet in the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Using data from Chandra and the VLA, astronomers uncovered new evidence for the presence of a jet of high-energy particles blasting out of the Milky…
VLA Identifies Discrete Sources of Radio Waves Coming From Distant Galaxies
Using data from the Very Large Array, astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming…
Using ALMA and VLA to Unveil Astronomical Mysteries
Researchers are hoping to further unlock the mysteries of planet and star formation and study many more young stars and solar systems by using the…