BLACK HOLE WITH HEART ARRHYTHMIA
The supermassive black holes identified at the center of most galaxies can be compared to a heart. They, through the…
Astrophysics
High-speed stars confirm relativity
General relativity tells us that light will be affected by gravity. This so-called space-time curvature has just been observed in…
Vampire Stars, Type Ia Supernovae, and How to Fathom Galactic Distances
Scientists can find distances to far-flung galaxies in the Universe by studying the dimness of Type Ia supernovae, which give…
What is a Carbon planet?
Carbon planet is a theoretical type of planet that contains more carbon than oxygen. Carbon is the fourth most abundant…
Galaxies Collisions
The animation depicts the moments when two galaxies collide with each other. Galaxies’ own gravity draws them together to collide…
Massive Stellar Explosion Illuminates Thousand-Year-Old Astronomical Mystery
A star in a distant galaxy blew up in a powerful explosion, solving an astronomical mystery Dr. Iair Arcavi, a…
Astronomers Rare Sighting of a Teardrop-Shaped Star
Astronomers have made the rare sighting of two stars spiraling to their doom by spotting the tell-tale signs of a…
Sound of Collision of 2 Neutron Stars!
Ligo is well known for their contrbution to the detection of gravitational waves, but who knew that they would able…
Juno and XMM-Newton Unravel Jupiter’s X-ray Auroras Mystery
In a collaboration by planetary astronomers, measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft in Jupiter’s orbit and data from ESA’s Earth-orbiting XMM-Newton…
Learning New Things About Our Home Star: Physicists First Definitive Measurements of the Sun’s Electric Field
In a new study, physicists led by the University of Iowa report the first definitive measurements of the sun’s electric…