Black hole disappears in a cluster of galaxies
If there were any intergalactic police team, the alert to be issued would be something like “Giant black hole wanted!”….
Astrophysics
What is the Hawking radiation?
Welcome to another insightful piece presented to you by the FreeAstroScience.com team. Today, we delve deep into the fascinating world…
Supernovas may have helped to spread radioactive elements in the Solar System
Astronomers already have a good idea, supported by computer simulations, of how planetary systems form and receive radioactive elements sent…
The first 3D map of stars around the Sun
Astronomers and citizen scientists have produced the most comprehensive 3-dimensional map of cool brown dwarfs in the cosmic neighborhood of…
In the Universe there can be between 100 and 100,000 planets for each star
In our galaxy alone there are about 400 billion stars and in the Universe there are about two trillion (2,000,000,000,000)…
Where does the Solar System really end?
We could say that this is where the Sun’s gravity ceases to be strong enough to prevent objects from escaping. …
Super-puffs, NASA’s nickname for this trio of planets
/ In 2012, scientists discovered the solar-type star Kepler 51 and detected 3 planets in its orbit. These planets are…
Epic Nova Eruption From Rare Star Is So Bright You Can See It With The Naked Eye
If you look carefully into the night sky, you might see a star that wasn’t visible last week.In the equatorial…
Newfound black hole may be the closest to Earth
How small can a black hole be? For several decades, astronomers have worked to answer this question by tallying the…
AR Scorpii: White dwarf punishes red dwarf with electron beams at relativistic speeds
Astronomers used ESO’s Very Large Telescope and other telescopes both on the ground and in space, and discovered a new…