A group of galaxies is plunging into the Coma galaxy cluster and leaving behind an enormous tail of superheated gas. Coma cluster of galaxies. Image credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/SAO/Univ. of…
Category: Astronomy
Black Hole Shadow and Powerful Jet Seen Together
This is what the black hole’s shadow looks like when it is cast on the powerful relativistic jet emanating from the center of the radio galaxy. This is the shadow…
DESI Early Data Release Holds Nearly 2 Million Cosmic Objects
The universe is big, and it’s getting bigger. To study dark energy, the mysterious force behind the accelerating expansion of our universe, scientists are using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)…
NASA’s New Detectors – Better Views of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Using technology similar to that found in smartphone cameras, NASA scientists are developing upgraded sensors to reveal more details about black hole outbursts and exploding stars — all while being…
Supermassive Black Hole Waves ‘Right Around the Corner’
New study further narrows the search for elusive pairs of supermassive monster black holes. Although astrophysicists have never sensed supermassive black hole binary systems, a galaxy-sized detector composed of dead…
Planet Orbiting 2 Stars Discovered Using New Technique
An international team of astronomers is the first to apply an old technique to discover a new type of planet that orbits two stars – what is known as a…
Extremely Warped Supernova Discovered – Technology Org
Astronomers have been observing the gravitational bending of light since 1919, just a few years after Einstein developed the theory, but the transient nature of supernovae makes events such as…
New Instrument Sets Sights on Turtle Nebula
A new instrument for studying a web of filaments that connects galaxies across the universe has captured its first image, a milestone known in astronomy as “first light.” A googly-eyed…
Why is it Worth Participating in European Rover Challenge?
For almost a decade, the European Rover Challenge has gathered and inspired thousands of people about space and its exploration, providing visitors with an amazing experience and participants with valuable…
Parker Solar Probe Flies into the Fast Solar Wind and Finds its Source
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the sun’s surface,…
