Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories
Pulsars are highly magnetized, rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit bursts of electromagnetic radiation from their poles at…
Why supermassive black hole continues to belch matter years after chewing up a star
Scientists are observing the behaviour of a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits. Primarily…
Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says
Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always show…
Black hole dances a star to death in gravity’s deadliest hook-up
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 — Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner.…