A supermassive black hole tore apart a star relatively close to Earth Scientists at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Hawaii reported that…
Discovery validates white dwarf cooling theory
Discovery validates white dwarf cooling theory A study published in Nature challenges this theory. The University of Victoria (UVic) and its partners are using data…
Pushing the limits of infrasonic gravitational waves
How a team of physicists detects gravitational waves at frequencies low enough to reveal the secrets of the early merger stages of supermassive black holes,…
A new look at Betelgeuse’s boiling surface
A new look at Betelgeuse’s boiling surfaceBetelgeuse is a well-known red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. Recently, it has attracted a lot of attention,…
Baby quasar: a growing supermassive black hole
Giant quasar and little red dots. A n EIGER JWST image of the luminous quasar J1148+5251, anextremely rare active SMBH of 10 billion solar masses (blue…
Scientists have explored Jupiter’s Great Blue Spot, a mysterious region where powerful magnetic fields pull particles in different directions.
The image of Jupiter was taken by the Juno space probe during its flyby on September 7, 2023. Source: NASA Scientists have explored Jupiter’s Great…
Impossible’ galaxy discovered by James Webb surprises scientists Its age and mass exceed the theoretical limits of the Standard Model of cosmology.
The galaxy ZF-UDS-7329 (indicated by the arrow), captured by JWST NIRCAM. | JWST Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to discover his ZF-UDS-7329,…
Astronomers have discovered the faintest optical event closest to the destruction of a star by a black hole.
Astronomers have discovered the faintest optical event closest to the destruction of a star by a black hole. Formed in spiral galaxy NGC 3799 Astronomers…
Webb enables analysis of small binaries in the Kuiper belt
Webb enables analysis of small binaries in the Kuiper belt Webb enables analysis of small binaries in the Kuiper belt Shown is an artist’s imagination…
Webb saw for the first time winds blowing from the protoplanetary disk of a young star – the mass of the moon is blown out of it every year.
Webb saw for the first time winds blowing from the protoplanetary disk of a young star – the mass of the moon is blown out…