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“Long Ringdown” of Neutron Star Mergers Provides Insights into the Equation of State

“Long Ringdown” of Neutron Star Mergers Provides Insights into the Equation of State

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 7, 2025June 6, 20250

Scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of neutron stars. By analyzing the “long ringdown” phase, a distinct pure-tone gravitational wave signal…

New Radiation Belts Found Around Earth

New Radiation Belts Found Around Earth

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 7, 2025June 6, 20250

In May 2024, Earth experienced a massive solar storm, marking the most intense space weather event in over twenty years. For several days, waves of high-energy charged particles from the…

Photometric Observations Reveal Extreme Variability in the Luminous Blue Variable DDO68-V1

Photometric Observations Reveal Extreme Variability in the Luminous Blue Variable DDO68-V1

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 7, 2025June 6, 20250

Astronomers from Russia have recently conducted an extensive set of photometric observations of an exceptionally rare star, DDO68-V1, shedding light on its behavior and variability. This unique star, a luminous…

The Sun’s Impact on Cosmic Particles

The Sun’s Impact on Cosmic Particles

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 6, 2025June 6, 20250

A large team of scientists working on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) Collaboration, which has been analyzing over a decade’s worth of data gathered by the AMS aboard the International…

Astronomers Capture Unprecedented View of Intergalactic Gas Flow

Astronomers Capture Unprecedented View of Intergalactic Gas Flow

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 6, 2025June 6, 20250

The cosmos is a vast and interconnected entity, with galaxies, stars, and nebulae spread across enormous distances. Yet, between these visible objects lies a subtle and enigmatic structure—the cosmic web.…

Magnetic Fingerprints: Unlocking the Secrets of Planet Formation

Magnetic Fingerprints: Unlocking the Secrets of Planet Formation

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 6, 2025June 6, 20250

For the first time in history, astronomers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding planet formation by successfully observing the magnetic field around a young star, where planets are thought…

Powerful Gas Outflows Discovered in a Quiescent Galaxy 12 Billion Light-Years Away

Powerful Gas Outflows Discovered in a Quiescent Galaxy 12 Billion Light-Years Away

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 5, 2025June 6, 20250

Galaxies are among the most captivating objects in the cosmos, vast collections of stars, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity. Our Milky Way Galaxy is just one of…

Optical Observations of G206.7+5.9 Reveal Shock-Heated Gas and High Electron Densities

Optical Observations of G206.7+5.9 Reveal Shock-Heated Gas and High Electron Densities

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

Astronomers from Turkey and Japan have provided new insights into the supernova remnant (SNR) G206.7+5.9, a recently discovered nearby SNR located within our Milky Way galaxy. The results, published on…

The Silence is Deafening: Are We Truly Alone in the Cosmos?

The Silence is Deafening: Are We Truly Alone in the Cosmos?

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

Humanity’s fascination with the possibility of extraterrestrial life has endured for centuries. As we look up at the night sky, our curiosity is piqued by the vast unknown—questions surrounding the…

Webb Image Reveals Dust Dynamics in the Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk HH 30

Webb Image Reveals Dust Dynamics in the Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk HH 30

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again delivered a stunning image of the HH 30 system, providing unprecedented detail of an edge-on protoplanetary disk that is located in…

Study Determines Moon’s Solidification Age at 4.43 Billion Years

Study Determines Moon’s Solidification Age at 4.43 Billion Years

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

Since the dawn of human curiosity, the moon has captivated our attention. From ancient mythologies to modern scientific inquiries, our celestial neighbor has been a constant source of wonder and…

Hubble Observes Type Ia Supernova SN 2022aajn to Refine Cosmic Distance Measurements

Hubble Observes Type Ia Supernova SN 2022aajn to Refine Cosmic Distance Measurements

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

The Hubble Space Telescope, one of NASA and ESA’s most successful space observatories, recently captured a fascinating image of a distant galaxy, home to a supernova named SN 2022aajn. This…

Mining the Moon: Lessons from the Ocean Floor

Mining the Moon: Lessons from the Ocean Floor

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

The global conversation surrounding resource extraction from both Earth’s oceans and outer space is intensifying, with profound implications for the sustainability of both Earth-bound and space-based activities. The debate over…

Did We Find Aliens? (Probably Not)

Did We Find Aliens? (Probably Not)

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

The quest for extraterrestrial life has fascinated scientists, philosophers, and enthusiasts for centuries. In the modern era, this curiosity has evolved into the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a scientific…

High-Resolution Spectroscopy of HD 206893 B: Insights into its Mass, Radius, and Atmospheric Composition

High-Resolution Spectroscopy of HD 206893 B: Insights into its Mass, Radius, and Atmospheric Composition

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

Astronomers have made a significant breakthrough in the study of brown dwarfs with their recent high-resolution spectroscopic observations of a brown dwarf known as HD 206893 B, conducted using the…

Can Aliens Detect Us?

Can Aliens Detect Us?

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 4, 2025June 6, 20250

A research team led by Dr. Sofia Sheikh of the SETI Institute, in collaboration with the Characterizing Atmospheric Technosignatures project and the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, embarked on a…

Salt on an Asteroid: A Clue to Life’s Origins?

Salt on an Asteroid: A Clue to Life’s Origins?

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 3, 2025April 23, 20250

Researchers at Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of planetary formation and the origins of life. The team, led by experts from the School…

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Earth’s Near Miss or a Looming Threat?

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Earth’s Near Miss or a Looming Threat?

Muhammad TuhinFebruary 2, 2025April 23, 20250

A colossal explosion in the sky, an eruption of energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the sun. Shockwaves powerful enough…

IGRINS Reveals Surprising Rock-to-Ice Ratio in Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-121b

IGRINS Reveals Surprising Rock-to-Ice Ratio in Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-121b

Muhammad TuhinJanuary 31, 2025April 23, 20250

The study of exoplanets has led to remarkable discoveries, revealing that nearly one-third of known exoplanets are gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. These massive worlds, often composed mostly…

Could We Talk to the Stars with Gravitational Waves?

Could We Talk to the Stars with Gravitational Waves?

Muhammad TuhinJanuary 31, 2025April 23, 20250

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) in 2015 was a landmark moment in astrophysics, providing a groundbreaking new way to observe the universe. These ripples in space-time, predicted by Albert…

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