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…
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Jupiter’s moon Europa may have had a slow evolution
Internal evolution of Europa. Credit: Kevin Trinh/ASU Jupiter’s moon, Europa, is slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon and is one of the most promising places to search for alien life. Amid…
Pulsars could help map the black hole at the center of the Milky Way
These annotated images, obtained with the GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) between March and July 2021, show stars orbiting very close to Sgr A*. Credit: ESO…
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…
NASA’s Curiosity captures Martian morning, afternoon in new ‘postcard’
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of “Marker Band Valley” at two times of day on April 8. Color was added to a combination…
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…
