Superheated Rings of Plasma That Mimic Accretion Disks Around Black Holes Created in the Laboratory

Medicine & Technology May 19, 2023

Researchers collided plasma jets to generate synthetic accretion disks, shedding light on black hole growth mechanisms. Read the article to learn more.

Origins of Heavy Metals: Researchers Use Computer Simulations to Determine Where Gold Comes From

Nov 16, 2021

Where does gold come from? How are they produced in the universe? An international team of researchers shows the synthesis of heavy metals that might explain their origins.

Kepler Discovers a White and Brown Dwarf Star Binary Pair That Gives off a Rare Outburst Event

Jan 31, 2020

Kepler detected the dwarf nova system called KSN: BS-C11a, that is made up of a white dwarf and brown dwarf which is significantly smaller than the white dwarf. The regular orbit of the brown dwarf around the larger white one is the distance from Earth to the Moon. A total of 83 minutes and a distance of 400,000 kilometers is how close they are.

First Clear Image Of Accretion Disk ‘Space Hamburger’ Being Eaten By Young Star; Captured By ALMA In Amazing Photos [WATCH]

Apr 21, 2017

See the stunning images of the accretion disk shaped like a hamburger here.