Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System
The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers have identified…
ALMA Detects Hallmark “Wiggle” of Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disk
According to Nebula Theory, stars and their systems of planets form when a massive cloud of gas and dust (a…
Matched Twin Stars are Firing Their Jets Into Space Together
Since it began operating in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed some surprising things about the Universe.…
Star Birth and Death Seen Near the Beginning of Time
Until recently, astronomers could not observe the first stars and galaxies that formed in the Universe. This occurred during what…
A Tadpole-Shaped Cloud of Gas is Whirling Around a Black Hole
A team of astronomers from Japan have found a strange "Tadpole" shaped dust cloud near the center of our galaxy,…
A Very Young Star is Forming Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
An international team of astronomers spotted a young, massive star orbiting very close to Sagittarius A*, which was previously thought…
Machine Learning is a Powerful Tool When Searching for Exoplanets
A new machine learning technique will help astronomers detect young exoplanets in disks surrounding other stars.
Rare Triple Galaxy Merger With at Least Two Supermassive Black Holes
One of the best things about that universe is that there is so much to it. If you look hard…
Titan’s Atmosphere Has All the Ingredients For Life. But Not Life as We Know It
In a series of new studies on Saturn's moon Titan, researchers have found more indications that there could be exotic…
This Distorted Circle is Actually a Galaxy That Looked Very Similar to the Milky Way, Shortly After the Big Bang
Using ALMA, a European team of astronomers was able to observe a galaxy as it looked 12 billion years ago…