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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 Hot Jupiter blows its top - Hot Jupiter Blows Its Top: A Cosmic Phenomenon Unveiled


The planet HAT-P-32b is losing so much of its atmospheric helium that the trailing gas tails are amo...
Published Black holes eat faster than previously expected - Black Holes: The Cosmic Gluttons Eating Faster Than Previously Expected


While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate t...
Published Webb Telescope captures rarely seen prelude to supernova - Webb Telescope Captures Rarely Seen Prelude to Supernova


The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star -- among the most luminous, most massive, and most briefly detec...
Published Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way - Billions of Celestial Objects Revealed in Gargantuan Survey of the Milky Way



Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new datase ...
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 Superflare with massive, high-velocity prominence eruption - Superflare with Massive, High-Velocity Prominence Eruption: A Catastrophic Event



A team of Japanese astronomers used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to captur ...
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 An X-ray look at the heart of powerful quasars - An X-ray Look at the Heart of Powerful Quasars



Researchers have observed the X-ray emission of the most luminous quasar seen in the last 9 billion...
Published Webb looks for Fomalhaut's asteroid belt and finds much more - Webb Looks for Fomalhaut's Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More



Astronomers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star ...
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 New NASA DART data prove viability of asteroid deflection as planetary defense strategy - New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy


Astronomers offer new insight into how deflection missions can protect the planet from future Earth- ...
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 Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign - Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign



Earth's magnetic field does more than keep everyone's compass needles pointed in the same direction....