Figuring out the power of the black hole’s outburst
Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.
ESO Observations Reveal Black Holes’ Breakfast at the Cosmic Dawn
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have observed reservoirs of cool gas around some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. These gas halos...
ESO telescope observed the central part of the Milky Way
It uncovered new details about the history of star birth in our galaxy.
WashU physicists launched SuperTIGER to study the origins of cosmic rays
The new research might also help explain how these energetic particles are accelerated to attain a speed that is close to the speed of light.
Astronomers discovered most distant galaxy ever
The light from MAMBO-9 traveled about 13 billion years to reach ALMA’s antennas.
Scientists found a killer electron hot spot in Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts
JAXA and NASA satellite observations show where killer electrons are generated in the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth.
Evidence for more dark-matter-deficient dwarf galaxies found
Scientists identified 19 dwarf galaxies with less dark matter.
Scientists finally calculated the mass of our milky way
Scientists used sophisticated models to calculate the mass of the Milky Way.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft discovered Texas-size cyclone on Jupiter
Data from JIRAM suggest the new cyclone's wind speeds average 225 mph.
Weighing supermassive black holes
New link found between mass of Supermassive black holes and their host galaxies.
How spiral-shaped galaxies get their iconic shape?
Our Milky Way galaxy has an elegant spiral shape with long arms filled with stars, but exactly how it took this form has long puzzled scientists.