Astronomers recently observed a massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) that bypassed the usual supernova explosion and collapsed directly into a black hole. Typically,…
Revealing Black Holes The Wobble Effect!
New research reveals that supermassive black holes surrounded by ultraluminous accretion disks—those that emit exceptionally bright radiation—also experience a phenomenon known as wobbling, or precession.…
Stars disappear and are mysteriously replaced by black holes
Astronomers recently observed a rare cosmic event in the Andromeda galaxy: a massive star that vanished without the typical supernova explosion and seemingly transformed directly…
Spectral methods allow the calculation of tidal effects in the interiors of planets and moons
A new spectral method has been developed to compute how tidal forces impact the interiors of planets and moons, offering greater precision for objects with…
Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672
The Hubble Space Telescope’s recent capture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 presents a vivid view of this cosmic wonder, located 49 million light-years…