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Lone star state: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way

In Space

on 16 June 20245 min read

It may seem like the sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are moving, but the sun is...

High-speed baby stars circle the supermassive black hole Sgr A* like a swarm of bees

In Space

on 14 June 20243 min read

Observational astronomy shows that newly discovered young stellar objects (YSOs) in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius...

NASA’s planet hunter satellite observes smaller object in a black hole pair directly for the first time

In Space

on 13 June 20245 min read

Several international research groups have already confirmed the theory that there are two black holes at the center of the...

Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab

In Physics

on 13 June 20243 min read

An international team of scientists has developed a novel way to experimentally produce plasma ‘fireballs’ on Earth. Black holes and...

Wind from black holes may influence development of surrounding galaxies

In Space

on 11 June 20245 min read

Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed faster and faster—at more than 10,000 miles per second—out among...

Combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth

In Space

on 11 June 20244 min read

By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided...