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Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Neutron Star Remnant From Supernova 1987a
Recent observations and theortetical work have brought us one step closer to resolving the mystery of what lies at the…
Bizarre Double Star System Flipped its Planetary Disk on its Side
An international research team recently found a binary star system with a debris disk that orbits around their poles.
Here are 20 Protoplanetary Disks, With Newly Forming Planets Carving Out Gaps in the Gas and Dust
A new survey by an ALMA collaboration has resulted in stunning images of 20 nearby protoplanetary disks, which shows the…
Astronomers See a Pileup of 14 Separate Galaxies in the Early Universe
Using the ALMA array, international team of scientists recently observed 14 galaxies in the early Universe that are about to…
Maybe There’s no Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes and Their Host Galaxies?
A recent study by an international team of scientists has indicated that there may be no connection between SMBHs and…
Astronomers Observe the Rotating Accretion Disk Around the Supermassive Black Hole in M77
A team of Japanese astronomers conducted the first detailed observation of a dust and gas torus surrounding a supermassive black…
We Finally Know why the Boomerang Nebula is Colder than Space Itself
New observations conducted a team of astronomers using the ALMA telescope have explained why the coldest object is so frigid!
Amazing Video Timelapse Of Big Telescopes At Work In Chile
What's it like to spend a night at a huge telescope observatory? Jordi Busque recorded a brilliant timelapse of the…
Some Of Comet ISON’s Organic Materials Arose In An Unexpected Place
While Comet ISON's breakup around Thanksgiving last year disappointed many amateur observers, its flight through the inner solar system beforehand…
Giant Planet May Be Lurking In ‘Poisonous’ Gas Around Beta Pictoris
A Saturn-mass planet might be lurking in the debris surrounding Beta Pictoris, new measurements of a debris field around the…