HUBBLE FINDS A BLACK HOLE IGNITING STAR FORMATION IN A DWARF GALAXY
DWARF GALAXY HENIZE 2-10 CONTINUES TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT, DEFYING ASTRONOMERS’ EXPECTATIONS. Black holes are often described as the…
Astrophysics
How many stars are there in the Universe?
Look into the sky on a clear night, out of the glare of streetlights, and you will see a few…
This Cosmic Timekeeping Method Proposes to Synchronize All Clocks on Earth
Modern technology pulses with a heartbeat measured in microseconds. From global positioning systems to communications networks, it’s vital every component…
Is it a planet or a star?
When one looks at a planet with the naked eye in the evening, one of the first things that jumps…
Hubble is closer to solving one of astronomy’s great mysteries
The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a nearly 30-year cycle of observing cosmic objects known as “standard candles” — Cepheid…
This Unstable Double Binary Star System Could Implode Into a Type Ia Supernova
Multiple star systems are very common in the Milky Way. While most of these systems are binary systems consisting of…
The coldest place in the universe
In February 1933 in the Siberian village of Ojmjakon an impressive temperature of -67.8 ° was recorded, which still remains…
White dwarf explosion observed in ‘real time’ for the first time
For the first time, a white dwarf has been observed exploding in X-rays. Conducted by a team of researchers led…
Quasi-stars: the hypothesis of the origin of the supermassive black hole
In space there exists a cosmic phenomenon known as black hole stars. Unlike normal stars these unique celestial objects derive…
Unraveling TON 618: The Universe’s Largest Black Hole
Supernovas, the most energetic events in the universe, result in the complete disruption of stars, but what about the largest…