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A Monster Black Hole has Been Found Right in our Backyard (Astronomically Speaking)
Using data from multiple observstories, a team of astronomers has discovered a monster blackhole right in our backyard!
Slimmed Down Red Giants Had Their Mass Stolen By a Companion Star
Millions of stars that can grow up to 620 million miles in diameter, known as 'red giants,' exist in our…
Gravitational Waves Reveal Surprising Secrets About Neutron Stars
The confirmation of gravitational waves back in 2017 continues to unlock whole new worlds of physics but also continues to…
Closest Black Hole Found, Just 1,000 Light-Years From Earth
Scientists with the ESO have detected a triple system with a black hole roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth - making…
A Star Exploded as a Supernova and Then Collapsed Into a Neutron Star. But Only a Fraction of its Matter was Released
An international team of scientists recently witnessed the birth of a binary neutron star system, which was indicated by a…
What Are Multiple Star Systems?
Not all stars are alone. Some come in pairs and more. And when there are multiple stars in a system,…
A Pulsar and White Dwarf Dance Together In A Surprising Orbit
The discovery of a millisecond pulsar orbiting a low-mass white dwarf star has astronomers puzzled, mainly because its orbit defies…
What is a Nova?
We’ve talked about supernovae plenty of times, but what about just regular, plain old novae? What are they, and how…
What Happens When Black Holes Collide?
Black holes are the most impressive objects in the Universe, but when happens when they crash into each other is…
Where is the Closest Black Hole?
Black holes are pretty dangerous, so it’s a good idea to keep an idea on where all the nearby ones…