Category: Astronomy

The Oort cloud, a vast, icy region of the solar system far beyond the orbit of Neptune, is often imagined as a cloud of icy bodies scattered across the far…

In the vast cosmos, there exists a category of stars that might be considered just a bit weirder than others—strange stars. While numerous types of stars populate the universe, strange…

The study of black holes continues to yield profound insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies. A groundbreaking new analysis, based on early data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic…

Isolated by mountains along the East African Rift lies Lake Tanganyika, the deepest lake in Africa, stretching over 400 miles in length. This vast body of water accounts for 16%…

Astronomers have made significant strides in understanding the properties of the pulsar PSR B1310+18A (also known as M53A), thanks to the advanced capabilities of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope…

For the first time, astronomers have successfully imaged dozens of cometary belts around nearby stars, unveiling a fascinating new dimension of star and planetary system formation. These belts, composed of…

Enabled by supercomputing, researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) have made a remarkable breakthrough in understanding the life cycle of giant radio galaxies. These galaxies, often referred to as…

An international team of astronomers has recently published a study examining SN 2024jlf, a newly detected Type II supernova (SN) that was first spotted on May 28, 2024. Detailed in…

A new study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) presents an innovative methodology for testing the Cosmological Principle, a foundational assumption in modern cosmology, by using…

On July 1, 2023, the Euclid spacecraft embarked on its ambitious six-year mission to explore the universe’s dark side, focusing on understanding the mysterious phenomena of dark energy and dark…

An international research team led by the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of the rare and enigmatic supernova SN…

A groundbreaking study recently published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has provided new insights into the dynamic interplay between massive stars, molecular gas, and star formation in one of the most…

In an exciting new study published on January 28 on the pre-print server arXiv, astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to investigate Westerlund 1, a supermassive young star…

In a groundbreaking discovery, an international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of a super-Earth planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star, offering a new…

The mystery of hypervelocity stars (HVSs) has captivated astronomers for decades. These stars, traveling at speeds far exceeding those of ordinary stars, offer vital clues to the dynamics of galaxies…

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers from University College London (UCL) have unveiled an intriguing phenomenon that could be distorting our understanding of distant exoplanets. The study, published in The…

An international team of astronomers and physicists has made a groundbreaking discovery about the role of dark matter in the evolution of galaxies. Their research, published in The Astrophysical Journal,…

In the field of astronomy, the quest to understand the universe is driven by the study of its largest and most complex structures. It is often said that to truly…

The mystery of where Earth’s essential elements came from—and why some of them are missing—has intrigued scientists for centuries. Elements like copper, zinc, and others in the class known as…

The Nordic region, once burdened under the weight of massive glaciers during the last Ice Age, is gradually rising above sea level as the ice sheets have long since disappeared.…