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Published Hubble sheds light on origins of supermassive black holes - Hubble Sheds Light on Origins of Supermassive Black Holes


Astronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a ...
Published 'Engine' of luminous merging galaxies pinpointed for the first time - Engine of Luminous Merging Galaxies Pinpointed for the First Time


Roughly 500 million light-years away, near the constellation Delphinus, two galaxies are colliding....
Published Galactic shock is shaping Stephan's Quintet in mysterious ways - Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan's Quintet in Mysterious Ways



Shockwaves resulting from the violent collision between an intruder galaxy and Stephan's Quintet are...
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 NASA's retired Compton mission reveals superheavy neutron stars - NASA's Retired Compton Mission Reveals Superheavy Neutron Stars


Astronomers studying archival observations of powerful explosions called short gamma-ray bursts (GRB ...
Published Scientists find pair of black holes dining together in nearby galaxy merger - Scientists Discover Two Black Holes Feasting Together in a Nearby Galaxy Merger


While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies scientists have discovered two supermassive black h...
Published JWST confirms giant planet atmospheres vary widely - JWST Confirms Giant Planet Atmospheres Vary Widely


Astronomers have found the atmospheric compositions of giant planets out in the galaxy do not fit ou ...
Published Metal-poor stars are more life-friendly - Metal-Poor Stars: The Key to Life-Friendly Planets



A star's chemical composition strongly influences the ultraviolet radiation it emits into space and...
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 Wobbling droplets in space confirm late professor's theory - Wobbling Droplets in Space Confirm Late Professor's Theory


At a time when astronomers around the world are reveling in new views of the distant cosmos, an expe ...
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 ...
Published A sharper look at the M87 black hole - A Sharper Look at the M87 Black Hole



The iconic image of the supermassive black hole at the center of M87 has gotten its first official m...
Published NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter's atmosphere - NIRISS Instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter's Atmosphere



There's an intriguing exoplanet out there -- 400 light-years out there -- that is so tantalizing tha...
Published NASA missions probe game-changing cosmic explosion - NASA Missions Probe Game-Changing Cosmic Explosion


On Dec. 11, 2021, astronomers detected a blast of high-energy light from the outskirts of a galaxy a ...
Published NASA's Spitzer, TESS find potentially volcano-covered Earth-size world - NASA's Spitzer, TESS Find Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size World



Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be c ...
Published Detection of an echo emitted by our Galaxy's black hole 200 years ago - Detection of an Echo Emitted by Our Galaxy's Black Hole 200 Years Ago



An international team of scientists has discovered that Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive bl...
Published New findings that map the universe's cosmic growth support Einstein's theory of gravity - New Findings Support Einstein's Theory of Gravity: Mapping the Universe's Cosmic Growth



Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has culminated in a groundbreaking new ima...
Published James Webb Space Telescope images challenge theories of how universe evolved - James Webb Space Telescope Images Challenge Theories of How Universe Evolved



Astronomers find that six of the earliest and most massive galaxy candidates observed by the James W ...