A distant quasar’s black hole is surprisingly large for its galaxy
The first glimpse of starlight from a galaxy hosting one of the most distant quasars known has revealed an astronomical […]
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As a dying star is similar to a lava lamp
For the first time, astronomers have seen gas boiling and bubbling on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed
Betelgeuse has a small companion star hidden in plain sight
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found
Barnard’s star has at least one planet orbiting it
A red dwarf star known as Barnard’s Star, located just six light-years from our solar system, has at least one
50 years ago, satellites threatened astronomers’ view of the cosmos
Satellites interfere with radio astronomy – Scientific news, October 5, 1974 In the past, satellites and probes launched by NASA
Runaway stars can impact the cosmos far away from their galaxies
Dozens of runaway stars were captured fleeing a dense star cluster in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The
Saturn’s first Trojan asteroid has finally been discovered
Astronomers have finally found an asteroid that keeps pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called
The cataclysmic origin of most of Earth’s meteorites has been found
Most of Earth’s meteorites can be traced back to just a few collisions within the asteroid belt between Mars and