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1st detection of a rotating disc around a massive star outside the Milky Way
This is the most distant disc around a massive star ever to be directly detected.
Disc Around Young Star in Large Magellanic Cloud Discovered
In a remarkable discovery, astronomers have found a disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy neighbouring ours. It’s the...
Exploring the origins of Saturn’s rings and icy Moons
Saturn’s rings could have evolved from the debris of two progenitor icy moons.
Scientists discovered one of the biggest black holes ever
An object over 30 billion times the mass of our Sun.
Unraveling the mystery of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies
Astronomers have solved an outstanding problem that challenged our understanding of how the Universe evolved.
The Moon was created in mere hours, not centuries
A new simulation puts forth a different theory.
Micronovae – a new kind of stellar explosion discovered
A team of astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), have observed a new type of stellar...
Shedding light on axion dark matter
A theoretical review in a new study strongly supports the search for axion dark matter.
Sun’s magnetic field lines get tangled over time with sun’s rotation
Unraveling the knotty problem of the Sun’s activity.
Previous ice loss events caused sea levels to rise around 3.6 meters per century
Melting ice sheets caused sea levels to rise up to 18 metre.
Hearing the dead person? Here’s what research says
The findings could explain why some people eventually adopt spiritualist beliefs.