The cosmic horseshoe
The Cosmic Horseshoe is a gravitationally lensed system of two galaxies in the constellation of Leo. It was discovered in…
Astrophysics
Dark matter map reveals hidden bridges between galaxies
A new map of dark matter in the local universe reveals several previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies. The map,…
We May Finally Know How Plasma Blasts Through Insane Magnetic Fields of Neutron Stars
New calculations from bored physicists have just brought us a bit closer to understanding how material can fall onto neutron…
What is an X-ray pulsar?
X-ray pulsars are a class of astronomical objects that are X-ray sources displaying strict periodic variations in X-ray intensity. The…
New evidence of how and when the Milky Way came together
New research provides the best evidence to date into the timing of how our early Milky Way came together, including…
A strange exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf gives a peek at the future of our own solar system
This illustration shows the white dwarf WDJ0914+1914 and its Neptune-like exoplanet. Since the icy giant orbits the hot white dwarf…
Voyager 1 Is Detecting a ‘Hum’ of Plasma Waves in The Void of Interstellar Space
Voyager 1, having spent over 43 years zooming away from Earth since its 1977 launch, is now a very long…
Powerful Magnetic Fields in Space Have Been Seen in Bending Black Hole Jets
In a galaxy cluster called Abell 3376, some 600 million light-years from Earth, one galaxy has an active supermassive black…
Saturn Has a Weirdly Neat, Symmetrical Magnetic Field
Saturn really stands out among the Solar System planets, and not just because of its glorious system of rings. Its…
Reflections from a Black Hole
This 2003 composite X-ray (blue and green) and optical (red) image of the active galaxy, NGC 1068, shows gas blowing…