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January 18, 2024
The strange entity has a mass between that of a neutron star and a black hole. It’s either one or the other or something else entirely. Read more
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September 5, 2025
The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allowed an in-depth search for what produced the mysterious signal. Read more
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May 29, 2025
A celestial object some 15,000 light-years away is emitting bright flashes of radio and X-rays that scientists are struggling to explain Read more
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April 11, 2012
Astronomers at the University of Manchester believe they have found the answer to the mystery of a powerful "superwind" which causes the death of stars. Read more
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May 16, 2012
Astronomers of University of Helsinki can now explain why the period of Algol has increased by about 0.017 days. The period increase during the past three millennia could have been caused by the observed mass transfer between the two members of this binary. In fact, this would be the first observation that confirms the period increase of Algol and it also gives an estimate of the mass transfer rate. The ancient Egyptians have thus made accurate measurements that provide useful constraints for… Read more
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January 11, 2012
A team of astronomers led by scientists at the California Institute of Technology has discovered the three smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system. The three planets, which all orbit a single star, are smaller than Earth and appear to be rocky. Their existence suggests that the galaxy could be teeming with similarly rocky planets—and that there's a good chance that many are in the so-called habitable zone, where liquid water and possibly life could exist. Read more
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November 13, 2024
A rapidly feeding black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy in the early universe, shown in this artist’s concept, may hold important clues to the evolution of supermassive black holes in general. Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered this low-mass supermassive black hole […] Read more
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March 14, 2012
Astronomers are excited to get their first look at a clump of gas they think is about to start forming stars. Unlike others seen, this one is "pristine," unaffected by the violent stellar winds and supernova shocks from other nearby stars. Read more
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December 6, 2022
Researchers are convinced the James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed an unexpected population of galaxies in the early universe. Now they’re trying to decide what this means for our understanding of the cosmos Read more
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January 18, 2024
The Event Horizon Telescope image shows material around the black hole has moved, but other aspects remain the same, proving Einstein is right again. Read more
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