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…
Category: Astronomy
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,…
Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Telescope Shows
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency…
Dying stars’ cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Cocoons of debris around dying stars likely emit gravitational waves, a new set of simulations suggests. This artist’s impression shows the magnetar, a type of neutron stars. Image credit: ESO/L.…
Disks, Spikes And Clouds: What Black Holes Teach Us?
The detection of gravitational waves produced by the merger of black holes is teaching us a lot about the properties of these extreme objects. A team of researchers in the…
