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Published A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center - A Mysterious Object is Being Dragged into the Supermassive Black Hole at the Milky Way's Center


An object near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has drawn the inter...
Published Most massive touching stars ever found will eventually collide as black holes - Most Massive Touching Stars Ever Found Will Eventually Collide as Black Holes



A new study looked at a known binary star (two stars orbiting around a mutual center of gravity), an...
Published Researchers demystify the unusual origin of the Geminids meteor shower - Researchers Demystify the Unusual Origin of the Geminids Meteor Shower



Princeton researchers used observations from NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission to deduce that it was...
Published Never-before-seen way to annihilate a star - Never-Before-Seen Way to Annihilate a Star



Astronomers studying a powerful gamma-ray burst, may have detected a never-before-seen way to destro ...
Published Could this copycat black hole be a new type of star? - Could This Copycat Black Hole Be a New Type of Star?



It looks like a black hole and bends light like a black hole, but it could actually be a new type of...
Published A new ring system discovered in our Solar System - A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System


Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System....
Published New study puts a definitive age on Saturn's rings -- they're really young - New Study Puts a Definitive Age on Saturn's Rings -- They're Really Young



Physicists measured the flux of interplanetary dust around Saturn. The researchers concluded that th...
Published Researchers measure the light emitted by a sub-Neptune planet's atmosphere - Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet's Atmosphere



Researchers observed exoplanet GJ 1214b's atmosphere by measuring the heat it emits while orbiting i...
Published A new measurement could change our understanding of the Universe - A New Measurement Could Change Our Understanding of the Universe


When it comes to measuring how fast the Universe is expanding, the result depends on which side of t...
Published NASA's Fermi detects first gamma-ray eclipses from 'spider' star systems - NASA's Fermi Detects First Gamma-Ray Eclipses from 'Spider' Star Systems


Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system us...
Published Footprints of galactic immigration uncovered in Andromeda galaxy - Footprints of Galactic Immigration Uncovered in Andromeda Galaxy


Astronomers have uncovered striking new evidence for a mass migration of stars into the Andromeda Ga ...
Published Ultracool dwarf binary stars break records - Ultracool Dwarf Binary Stars Break Records


Astrophysicists have discovered the tightest ultracool dwarf binary system ever observed. The two st...
Published ALMA traces history of water in planet formation back to the interstellar medium - ALMA Traces History of Water in Planet Formation Back to the Interstellar Medium


Observations of water in the disk forming around protostar V883 Ori have unlocked clues about the fo...
Published Webb reveals never-before-seen details in Cassiopeia A - Webb reveals never-before-seen details in Cassiopeia A



The explosion of a star is a dramatic event, but the remains the star leaves behind can be even more...
Published Radio signal reveals supernova origin - Radio Signal Reveals Supernova Origin



Astronomers reveal the origin of a thermonuclear supernova explosion. Strong emission lines of heliu ...
Published 'Terminator zones' on distant planets could harbor life - Terminator Zones: The Potential for Life on Distant Planets


In a new study, astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant ...
Published Physicists create new model of ringing black holes - Physicists Create New Model of Ringing Black Holes



A new analysis has modeled black hole collisions in more detail and revealed so-called nonlinear eff...
Published New discovery sheds light on very early supermassive black holes - New Discovery Sheds Light on Very Early Supermassive Black Holes


Astronomers have discovered a rapidly growing black hole in one of the most extreme galaxies known i ...
Published Webb finds water vapor, but from a rocky planet or its star? - Webb Finds Water Vapor, But From a Rocky Planet or Its Star?



Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study a rocky exoplanet known as GJ 486 b. It ...
Published Scientists map gusty winds in a far-off neutron star system - Scientists Map Gusty Winds in a Far-Off Neutron Star System



Astronomers have mapped the 'disk winds' associated with the accretion disk around Hercules X-1, a s ...