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Study: Life on Planets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars Certainly Evolved After the Star’s Death

Any life identified on planets orbiting white dwarf stars almost certainly evolved after the star's death, says a new study led by the University of Warwick that reveals the consequences of the intense and furious stellar winds that will batter a planet as its star is dying.

21 Jul 2021

Solar Physicists Report Discovery of Long-Period Oscillations of the Sun

These motions were measured by analyzing 10 years of observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

21 Jul 2021

Neutron Star Mountains are Millimeters Tall, Scientists Say

New research indicates that if neutron stars have mountains, they are fractions of a millimeter in height.

20 Jul 2021

Supernovae Explosions Could Pack a Bigger Punch with the Help of Cosmic Rays

The final stage of cataclysmic explosions of dying massive stars, called supernovae, could pack an up to six times bigger punch on the surrounding interstellar gas with the help of cosmic rays, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford.

20 Jul 2021

EHT Captures the Heart of the Nearby Radio Galaxy in Unprecedented Detail

An international team anchored by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, which is known for capturing the first image of a black hole in the galaxy Messier 87, has now imaged the heart of the nearby radio galaxy Centaurus A in unprecedented detail.

20 Jul 2021

Astronomers Release New Observations of Nearby Galaxies that Resemble Colorful Cosmic Fireworks

A team of astronomers has released new observations of nearby galaxies that resemble colourful cosmic fireworks.

19 Jul 2021

International Scientists Explain the Cause of Jupiter's X-Ray Aurorae

An international research team led by YAO Zhonghua from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has explained the cause of Jupiter's X-ray aurorae, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for 40 years.

19 Jul 2021

Computational Modeling Reveals Millimeter-Tall Mountains on Neutron Stars

New models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimetres high, due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects. The research is presented today at the National Astronomy Meeting 2021.

19 Jul 2021

Discovery of Stellar Explosion Sheds New Light on Thousand-Year Astronomical Mystery

Dr. Iair Arcavi, a Tel Aviv University researcher at the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, participated in a study that discovered a new type of stellar explosion - an electron-capture supernova.

15 Jul 2021

DFG Research Group Aims to Solve the Mysteries of Super-Energetic Jets

Black holes are found at the centre of almost all galaxies that have been studied so far. They have an unimaginably large mass and therefore attract matter, gas and even light.

15 Jul 2021