Scientists unveil galactic fountains and carousels by simulation
Scientists from Germany and the United States have unveiled the results of a newly-completed, state of the art simulation of the evolution of galaxies.
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The most spectacular celestial vision you’ll never see
Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic planet in wild orbit does not preclude the presence of an Earth-like planet in the same solar system—or...
Scientists confirm NASA’s Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space
Voyager 1 has a companion in the realm of the stars.
Researchers at the University of Iowa report that the spacecraft Voyager 2 has entered...
Scientists find better way to detect stellar-mass black hole collision in the Universe
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the Universe.
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Ancient gas cloud shows that the first stars must have formed very quickly
Astronomers found a pristine gas cloud in the proximity of one of the most distant quasars known, seen just 850 million after the Big...
This new app could provide the latest on black hole collisions and merging neutron...
Researchers have released a new app to encourage members of the public to stay up to date with new gravitational wave events in near...
Scientists discover Jupiter-sized exoplanet through microlensing
The path of a light beam is bent by the presence of mass, and a massive body can therefore act like a lens (a...
This mysterious exoplanet shouldn’t exist where it is
Researchers have found an exoplanet that, according to current theories, shouldn’t exist in its current location.
Researchers studied the red-giant stars HD 212771 and HD...
Scientists may just have discovered a new class of black holes
The discovery shows there may be an entire class of black holes astronomers did not know existed.
Black holes are an important part of how...
What could be the smallest dwarf planet yet in the solar system
Astronomers using ESO's SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid Hygiea could be classified as a dwarf planet.
The...