Cosmic Cookie Monster Eats Fellow Star In Recent Discovery

SPACE 03.03.2022 21:55 PM

Check out the astonishing sight that the astronomers witnessed featuring the surprising feeding habits of cosmic cookie monsters!

Extremely Fast Radio Burst Found in Surprising Location in Space; Astronomers Claim It's the Closest Source Ever

02.28.2022 02:58 AM

Astronomers recently discovered the source of an extremely fast radio burst that appears similar to the one observed over a thousand years ago. Read the article to learn more about it.

Where Did Milky Way's Stars Come From? Researchers Investigate If They Formed Within, Outside, or Blended in the Galaxy

02.25.2022 03:54 AM

Researchers studied 600,000 stars to know how they were formed and merged into the Milky Way? Check out how the researchers identify the old and young stars.

Young Stellar Jets Wandering Through Field of Stars Captured in New Images Using Gemini South Telescope

01.24.2022 04:21 AM

Details of sinuous young stellar jets were recently captured by the Gemini South Adaptive Optics Imager or GSAOI, a device on the 8.1-meter-diameter Gemini South telescope.

Star Fuel Reservoirs That Surround Galaxies, Enable Formation of New Planets

01.20.2022 14:23 PM

In a study published recently, astronomer Sanchayeeta Borthakur from Arizona State University has identified the faint fuel reservoirs surrounding galaxies, and how much fuel can fall into galaxies, enabling them to form new planetary systems and stars.

NASA Probe Rocket to Monitor Nearby Star to Find Life Outside the Solar System

11.07.2021 21:13 PM

NASA's SISTINE-2 probe rocket will monitor Procyon A, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Manor, to learn how starlight affects the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Researchers Successfully Recreates Supernova Reaction In a Lab Using an Accelerated Beam of Radioactive Nuclei

10.23.2021 00:56 AM

An international team of researchers and scientists collaborated to achieve the first direct measurement of supernova processes in a laboratory setting using an accelerated beam of radioactive nuclei.

White Dwarf From 1,400 Light Years Away Seen Switching On and Off for the First Time

10.18.2021 22:03 PM

Astronomers led by Durham University in the UK used NASA's TESS to observe a unique phenomenon of a white dwarf abruptly switching on and off for the first time.

Giant Magnetic Tunnel Within Solar System: This Mystery Item 'Covers' Earth, Other Stars in Milky Way Galaxy

10.17.2021 23:16 PM

University of Toronto's astronomers said a giant magnetic tunnel might be covering the Earth, the solar system, and other nearby stars.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Shares How Different Baby Stars Sound Like From Space

09.18.2021 01:19 AM

NASA launches a sonification project with the help of Hubble Space Telescope that transform data from telescopes to sounds.

3D Printing Allows Astronomers to Hold Stellar Nurseries in Their Hands to Observe the Stars

09.07.2021 22:40 PM

Stellar nurseries are regions in the universe where stars form and now astronomers can hold them in their hands, thanks to 3D printing.

How Black Holes Form: New Simulation Video Shows How Galaxies Feed Supermassive Mouths

09.01.2021 07:53 AM

There is no definite way of how a black hole forms in the universe, but the new high-powered simulation from the researchers of Northwestern University could shed light on how galaxies feed the supermassive black hole.

Stars Gobble Up Planets; Instability of Solar Systems Could Help Identify Sun-Like Stars Hosting Earth-like Planets

08.31.2021 07:19 AM

The Greek god Cronos had a horrifying reputation for eating his own children. In the same way, researchers found that some Sun-like stars gobble up their planets.

Supernova Blast Captured: Kepler Space Telescope Reveals the Groundbreaking Data It Recorded 3 Years Ago

08.30.2021 05:46 AM

Kepler showed groundbreaking data, a supernova that blasted. This took place after the space telescope got retired when it ran out of fuel after nine years of operation.

Park for Stargazing: International Dark-Sky Association Declares Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park as World's First Dark Sky Park

08.16.2021 07:50 AM

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park has met all the requirements set by the International Dark-Sky Association to become a dark sky-friendly location to view stars. It is now certified as the world's first International Dark Sky Park.

Neutron Stars Have Tiny Mountains That Are No More Than Millimeters Tall, Study Suggests

07.19.2021 02:51 AM

A team of astrophysicists used new models of neutron stars and showed that their tallest mountains could only be millimeters tall due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects.

Why Do Asteroids and Comets Have Weird Shape? The Reason Behind Moon and Star's Spherical Shape Explained

07.16.2021 23:10 PM

Have you ever wondered why celestial objects in our universe, such a stars and planets, have spherical shape? What causes the round formation of these massive bodies?

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Brilliant Star Cluster Despite Being in Safe Mode

07.03.2021 02:41 AM

Hubble Space Telescope captures the brilliant image of the star cluster NGC 330, which is around 800,000 light-years away from Earth, just in time before the Independence Day of the US on July 4.

Where Stars Are Born: NASA's SOFIA Telescope Captures High-Resolution View of a Star Nursery in the Milky Way

06.24.2021 04:00 AM

Researchers from the University of Maryland used NASA's SOFIA telescope to capture the first clear view of an expanding bubble of hot plasma where stars are born.

Over 100,000 Star Nurseries Mapped Across 90 Galaxies May Help Us Understand the Universe

06.14.2021 03:35 AM

A group of astronomy experts from Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby Galaxies program has located more than 100,000 star nurseries, which may answer the origin of the universe, in clear view across 90 galaxies.

Milky Way: Stream of Nearly 500 Stars in the Galaxy is a Family Thousands of Light-Years Away

06.07.2021 23:10 PM

Because it dwells in the galactic plane, where it may easily be covered by the Milky Way's 400 billion stars, the stellar stream has stayed hidden from astronomers for a long time.