Dying star ashes reveal the carbon’s origin in our Milky Way galaxy
As dying stars take their final few breaths of life, they gently sprinkle their ashes into the cosmos through the magnificent planetary nebulae.
These ashes,...
This pair of neutron stars reveals stars’ eventual cataclysmic merger
A pair of binary neutron stars in the Milky Way galaxy is giving researchers a front-row seat at what they believe will be the...
Scientists discover a cluster of 250 stars
Astrophysicists announced the discovery of Nyx, a new collection of 250 stars that they believe are the remnant of a dwarf galaxy that merged...
Dying stars breathe life into Earth, says new study
As dying stars take their final few breaths of life, they gently sprinkle their ashes into the cosmos through the magnificent planetary nebulae.
These ashes,...
This hungry black hole is one of the most massive in the Universe
We now know just how massive the fastest-growing black hole in the Universe actually is, as well as how much it eats, thanks to...
These stellar fireworks celebrate birth of giant star cluster
Astronomers created a stunning new image showing celestial fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17.
Most stars in the universe, including our Sun, were born in massive...
Scientists discover a massive ice giant exoplanet
In our solar system, the “ice giants” Neptune and Uranus are far less dense than rocky Venus and Earth.
But astrophysicists on NASA’s TESS...
Scientists discover two strongly interacting exoplanets from Earth
Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites.
But a new breakthrough has been achieved with, for the first time, the detection directly from...
Scientists discover the first exposed planetary core
The newly discovered exoplanet TOI 849 b offers the unique opportunity to peer inside the interior of a planet and learn about its composition.
It...
Asteroid impact, not volcanoes, caused the dinosaur extinction, says study
Modelling of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago shows it created a world largely unsuitable for dinosaurs to live in.
The asteroid, which...