Astronomers unravel the mystery of the Dragon Egg nebula – 04/12/2024 – Science
Two large stars nestled in a cloud of gas and dust called the Dragon Egg Nebula were a mystery to...
Two large stars nestled in a cloud of gas and dust called the Dragon Egg Nebula were a mystery to...
A slowly cooling stellar ember called a white dwarf, with a scar on its face, is providing new information about...
For astronomers peering into the depths of the Universe, Christmas came a little early this year. Using data from the...
The most common type of star in the Milky Way is called a red dwarf, much smaller and less luminous...
One of the most mysterious categories of cosmic objects is supermassive black holes. Practically every galaxy has one of them...
Astronomers have found a perfect solar system, created without the violent collisions that turned ours into a collection of planets...
In our Solar System, Mercury is the planet that orbits closest to the Sun, perpetually fried by Solar radiation seven...
Astronomers have detected an intense burst of radio waves from what appears to be a galaxy merger dating back about...
The universe is permeated by subtle and ultra-long gravitational waves, with crests and troughs light-years apart, coming from all directions,...
For the first time, astronomers believe they have spotted a star swallowing one of its planets. That's a fate that...
A patch of pure nothingness in a distant galaxy has recently become the gravitational center of attention for radio astronomers....
Is the Solar System common or atypical? As our statistics on planetary systems increase, researchers can begin to tackle questions...