Tag: Astrophysics

UC Riverside has developed a technology that enables scientists to peer deeper into the universe. Gravitational-wave science is on the...

Astronomers have discovered a massive bridge of neutral hydrogen gas that connects two dwarf galaxies. Scientists at the University of...

Astronomers using the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_edcd71fc648fae0e7762031f5f480fce" data-gt-translate-attributes=" in a massive star cluster of the dwarf galaxy NGC 1569”...

A strange cosmic object nicknamed “The Accident” has given scientists their first glimpse of a rare silicon-based molecule long...

A companion star may have stripped silicon layers. This provided a new window into stellar death. Astronomers have observed the...

The GW190412 merger revealed a black-hole recoil moving faster than 50 km/s. Gravitational waves allowed its 3D motion to...

New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system...

Astronomers at Penn State have nicknamed the objects “universe breakers,” which may be unusual <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_81b6397be73e1f9525402f9873cc59f2" data-gt-translate-attributes=" Click...

Solar flares heat ions much more strongly than electrons. The finding offers a new explanation for spectral line broadening. Recent...

The early Universe hosted ultra-weak magnetic fields that still shaped cosmic structures. New simulations establish stricter limits on their...

A distant supernova exposed elements from a star’s core. The result reshapes ideas of how massive stars evolve. According to...

Millisecond <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>pulsar</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>A pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic...