Solar Orbiter documents the most intense solar region in two decades
The Sun completes a full rotation approximately every 28 days, a cycle that significantly dictates how solar activity is…
Astrophysics
Can a Wobbling Black Hole Jet Reshape an Entire Galaxy?
This artist’s rendering illustrates a precessing jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy VV 340a….
Can a Black Hole Shine 400 Billion Times Brighter Than the Sun?
This illustration shows the “Cow”, the first example of a fast blue optical transient. It was discovered in 2018 and…
How Is a Dead Star Creating an Impossible Shockwave?
Image Credit: ESO/K. Ilkiewicz and S. Scaringi et al. Background: PanSTARRS Have you ever heard of something that, according to…
Oldest Barred Spiral Galaxy Found—What Does It Mean?
Hubble image of the Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300. Credit: NASA/ESA/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)/P. Knezek (WIYN) What if the…
Can a Planet Orbit Two Suns Without Falling Apart?
Have you ever watched Luke stare at Tatooine’s twin sunset and thought, “Okay… but could that actually happen?” Welcome, dear…
What caused AT2024wpp “Whippet,” the record black hole blast?
A new, extremely luminous fast blue optical transient, AT2024wpp, flares as a bright blue point of light in the left…
Will ‘Cotton Candy’ Baby Planets Become Rocky Worlds?
Artist’s concept of the four planets of the V1298 star system. Credit – NAOJ’s Astrobiology Center Have you ever wondered…
Are Orange Dwarf Stars the Best Homes for Alien Life?
Have you ever wondered if the search for extraterrestrial life might be looking in the wrong places? What if we…
What If a Galaxy Never Formed? Cloud-9 Has the Answer
Astronomers have found a strong piece of evidence in support of the Lambda-CDM model. It’s a dark matter halo without…