NEW RESEARCH SUGGEST ANDROMEDA AND MILKY WAY GALAXIES MIGHT COLLIDE SOONER THAN WE THINK
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy won’t collide for next 4 billion years. But a recent discovery of a massive…
Astrophysics
Did the solar system form in a bubble?
Researchers have laid out a new, comprehensive theory for how the solar system formed — inside the bubble of a…
What is a Green bean galaxy?
Green bean galaxies (GBGs) are very rare astronomical objects that are thought to be quasar ionization echos. They were discovered…
A WORK OF ART AT THE CENTRE OF THE MILKY WAY RULES THE GALAXY
An astronomer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a mysterious interstellar energy source that would govern the flow…
What is a White hole?
White hole is a hypothetical region of spacetime and singularity that cannot be entered from the outside, although energy-matter, light…
The cosmic horseshoe
The Cosmic Horseshoe is a gravitationally lensed system of two galaxies in the constellation of Leo. It was discovered in…
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…