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Published Surprisingly simple explanation for the alien comet 'Oumuamua's weird orbit - Surprisingly Simple Explanation for the Alien Comet 'Oumuamua's Weird Orbit


When the first interstellar comet ever seen in our solar system was discovered in 2017, one characte...
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 Astrophysicists reveal the nature of dark matter through the study of crinkles in spacetime - Astrophysicists Reveal the Nature of Dark Matter through the Study of Crinkles in Spacetime



Astrophysicists have provided the most direct evidence yet that Dark Matter does not constitute ultr...
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 Hidden views of vast stellar nurseries - Hidden Views of Vast Stellar Nurseries



Astronomers have created a vast infrared atlas of five nearby stellar nurseries by piecing together...
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 Astronomers detect 'nearby' black hole devouring a star - Astronomers Detect 'Nearby' Black Hole Devouring a Star



Astronomers have discovered a new 'tidal disruption event,' in which the center of a galaxy lights u...
Published Hubble directly measures mass of a lone white dwarf - Hubble Directly Measures Mass of a Lone White Dwarf


Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf -- the surviving core...
Published Twinkling stars fuel interstellar dust - Twinkling Stars Fuel Interstellar Dust: A Look into the Cosmic Cycle



Of the many different kinds of stars, asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, usually slightly larger a...
Published Einstein and Euler put to the test at the edge of the Universe - Einstein and Euler put to the test at the edge of the Universe



The cosmos is a unique laboratory for testing the laws of physics, in particular those of Euler and...
Published Temperature of a rocky exoplanet measured - Temperature of a Rocky Exoplanet Measured: A Breakthrough in Astronomy


An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to measure the tempe ...
Published Massive fuel-hungry black holes feed off intergalactic gas - Massive Fuel-Hungry Black Holes Feed Off Intergalactic Gas


Research has revealed how supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are feeding off gas clouds which reach th...
Published Astronomers spot a star swallowing a planet - Astronomers Witness a Star Devouring a Planet



Scientists have observed a star swallowing a planet for the first time. Earth will meet a similar fa...
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 One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone - One-Third of Galaxy's Most Common Planets Could Be in Habitable Zone



A third of the exoplanets orbiting common M dwarf stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be...
Published Measurement of the Universe's expansion rate weighs in on a longstanding debate in physics and astronomy - Measurement of the Universe's Expansion Rate: A Longstanding Debate in Physics and Astronomy



A team used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, providing i...
Published Astronomers discover new link between dark matter and clumpiness of the universe - Astronomers Discover New Link Between Dark Matter and Clumpiness of the Universe



Researchers reveal a theoretical breakthrough that may explain both the nature of invisible dark mat...
Published Flaring star could be down to young planet's disc inferno - Flaring Star Could Be Down to Young Planet's Disc Inferno



New simulations offer new explanation for star's 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant plan...
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 Astronomers uncover a one-in-ten-billion binary star system: Kilonova progenitor system - Astronomers Discover Rare Kilonova Progenitor System


Astronomers using data from the SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observ...