Watch a black hole fall into a star and then blow up
It’s the greatest cosmic murder mystery of the year: How did a black hole destroy a star—and what…
Solar storms can trigger auroras on Earth. This star’s explosion could destroy a planet’s atmosphere
For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our…
Pleiades Star Cluster is Part of Much Larger Stellar Structure, Astronomers Say
Also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, the Pleiades — an open star cluster about 440…
For the first time, astronomers observed the first moments of a supernova shock wave
Many cosmic events occur in space and sometimes surprise astronomers. This is the case of these scientists who…
This black hole released energy equivalent to 10,000 billion suns
Black holes are certainly one of the most powerful structures in the universe. And if you still had…
Hollywood movie star goes incognito as he rides NYC subway
Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks was spotted in a low-profile appearance on a New York City Subway. The…
3I/ATLAS-Like Interstellar Objects Could Kick Start Planet Formation around High-Mass Stars
The discovery of 1I/Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS showed that significant numbers of interstellar objects populate interstellar space. Their…
Star quartet going separate ways after luckless starts to season
“She’s come through the race well and she’ll have three weeks in the paddock now with the idea…
Horse racing: New sensation of the saddle steps into big time – Mick On Monday
It was while riding there that Queiroz worked with New Zealand trainer Stephan Gray, and when Gray returned…
Astronomers Spot Growing Protoplanet in Disk Gap around Young Solar Analog
Using the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have directly imaged a 4.9-Jupiter-mass protoplanet in…
Hubble Finds Remnant of White Dwarf Merger 130 Light-Years Away
White dwarfs are the dense cores left behind when stars exhaust their fuel and collapse. They are Earth-sized…
Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Caught Eating Star in NGC 6099
The newly-discovered intermediate-mass black hole, named NGC 6099 HLX-1, resides in a compact star cluster on the outskirts…