Cosmic oddity revealed in greater detail by Hubble Space Telescope
New observations from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed the intricate structure of the galaxy NGC 4696 in greater detail than ever before. The elliptical galaxy is a beautiful cosmic oddity with a …
Source of mysterious ‘fast radio burst’ revealed for the first time
Jan 5, 2017 · Cornell University researchers and a global team of astronomers have uncovered the cosmological source of a sporadically repeating milliseconds-long “fast radio burst.” Once thinking …
Astronomers discover a ‘hyper-starburst’ galaxy
The galaxy is 12.7 billion light years from Earth, seen at a critical stage in the evolution of galaxies about a billion years after the Big Bang. After astronomers discovered the galaxy, known as SPT 0346-52, …
Milky Way’s supermassive black hole reveals signs of relativity
Aug 11, 2017 · New analysis of high-speed stars orbiting the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole has revealed subtle signs that Einstein’s general theory of relativity is at work close to the galactic core. …
Black hole’s temperature swings measured for the first time
Mar 2, 2017 · “The rapid variability, observed for the first time, is providing clues as to how these winds form and how much energy they may carry out into the galaxy.” Supermassive black holes are …
‘Oumuamua - spaceanswers.com
A telescope orbiting the Moon could spy one interstellar visitor per year Such a mission would shed considerable light on our solar system’s population of interstellar objects
Space telescope ‘hears’ stellar heartbeat from a planetary companion
An artist’s impression of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Image Credit: NASA Known to the exoplanet community since 2007, HAT-P-2b was initially interesting to astronomers because of its “eccentric,” …
Have a tour of exoplanets thanks to NASA’s new multimedia experiences
Feb 6, 2019 · Users can fly through the galaxy and virtually visit any of the nearly 4,000 known exoplanets, all visualised in 3D. Interstellar ports of call include the TRAPPIST-1 system of seven …
Water vapour has been spotted being ejected from a newly forming star
Aug 20, 2018 · The ALMA (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array) telescope in Chile has transformed how we see the universe, showing us otherwise invisible parts of the cosmos. This array …
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New image release: Baby stars boom into view This amazing spectacle helps astronomers understand how stellar youngsters affect their gaseous and dusty environments Astronomy