Hubble Spots “Impossible” Debris Disk Around a Black Hole
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently observed a bright disk around a black hole that defies astronomical models.
LIGO Just Got a Big Upgrade, Will Begin Searching for Gravitational Waves Again on April 1st
After undergoing upgrades, the LIGO observatory will be going back online this April, with “almost daily” detections of gravitational wave events expected.
How an Advanced Civilization Could Stop Dark Energy From Preventing Their Future Exploration
In a new study, an astrophysicist proposed how an advanced civilization might survive the inevitable expansion of the Universe, and how me might search for them.
There are Strange Objects Near the Center of the Galaxy. They Look Like Gas, but Behave Like Stars
Using 12 years of data from the W.M. Keck Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered mystery objects near the center of the galaxy that could be “puffy” stars
Astronomers Find The Most Distant Supernova Ever: 10.5 Billion Light-Years Away
Astronomers with the Dark Energy Survey have discovered the most distant and ancient supernova yet: a rare Super Luminous Supernova about 10.5 billion light years away.
For the First Time, Planets Have Been Discovered in ANOTHER Galaxy!
Thanks to a new study performed by a pair of astrophysicists from the University of Oklahoma, the first extra-galactic planets have now been discovered!
Astronomers Figure Out How Black Holes Can Blast Out Relativistic Jets of Material Across Light Years of Space
Thanks to a recent study by an international team of researchers, scientists now know why rapidly-spinning black holes blast out jets of charged particles.
The Gaia Mission Could Moonlight as a Gravitational Wave Detector
A team of astronomers from the University of Cambridge recently showed how the Gaia mission could also help in the search for gravitational waves.
NASA to Use Converted Bombers to Chase Totality
In a classic swords to plowshares move, two converted WB-57 aircraft flown by NASA’s Airborne Science Program and scientists from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado will greet the shadow of the Moon as it rushes across the contiguous United States on Monday, August 21st on a daring mission of science.
Messier 49 – the NGC 4472 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, and at a distance of 55.9 million light years from Earth, is Messier 49 – an elliptical galaxy that is part of the Virgo cluster