The formation of merging black holes via stable mass transfer in massive binary stars
Abac, A. G. et al. GWTC-4.0: an Introduction to version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog. Astrophys. J.…
Photos and a review of the All the Feeling Tour in Ottawa with Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars
[Thanks to Mindy Wu for all of this. – AC] Earlier this year, when the announcement of Metric,…
Discovery of a second-generation planet candidate accreting onto a white dwarf
Spectroscopic observations HS 0209+0832 was observed using HST/STIS in the FUV on 10 January 19994. Two exposures of…
Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever
How are planets born, and how do they grow? This is an essential question in astronomy, one that…
Scientists Detect Radio Signals from an Exoplanet for the First Time in History
Approximately 63 light-years from Earth lies a planetary system so young that its less than 1 percent as…
An eccentric massive protobinary assembled via a core-merger parabolic encounter
Chini, R., Hoffmeister, V. H., Nasseri, A., Stahl, O. & Zinnecker, H. A spectroscopic survey on the multiplicity…
The Diamond Moon and Other Astronomical Events to See in September 2026
The proximity to the waning moon offers a good opportunity for spotting them. To the naked eye, they…
Quote of the day by Jennifer Wiseman: “Our bodies actually depend on…” |
Look up at the night sky and the stars can seem impossibly distant, disconnected from the ordinary details…
China’s nutraceutical boom offers opportunities for European brands
According to data from WPIC, a digital commerce and technology agency that helps global brands enter, scale and…
Ubiquitous Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities driving plasma mixing on the Sun
Observations and data reduction In this work we present observations acquired on 14 April 2025 between 21:38 ut and…
New research reveals massive stars both exploded in tandem
‘A rare opportunity’ The discovery may offer insight into binary systems composed of massive stars. “This system provides…
How to photograph the stars using your phone
Here are Hayati’s tips for snapping stunning starscapes with a phone, as well as some suggestions that could…