A rare type of supernova: Researchers reveal its explosion mechanisms
An international research team led by the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made significant ...
Science News9h
A fast radio burst from a dead galaxy puzzles astronomers
A blast of radio waves from the outskirts of an ancient galaxy challenges theories about what creates such bursts.
Smithsonian Magazine10h
Astronomers Suspect Colliding Supermassive Black Holes Left the Universe Awash in Gravitational Waves
The passing gravitational waves “stretch or contract the universe by around 20 meters [about 65 feet] or so,” says Matthew ...
Astrum on MSN11h
What Would Happen If You Stood On a Neutron Star
Neutron stars are the remains of massive supernova explosions, packing more than the mass of our Sun into a space barely the ...
earth1d
Scientists detect more than 20 mysterious radio signals from space
An Australian team has developed CRACO, an innovative radio system that detects cosmic flashes and pulses of energy in real ...
Space on MSN1d
Kilonova Detected From Neutron Star Collision - Magnetar Created?
The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, Swift Observatory and other telescopes. A kilonova is a "the afterglow ...
Space.com3d
New fast radio burst detector could sift through 'a whole beach of sand' to solve big cosmic mystery
FRBs are sporadic, intense flashes of radio wave energy that can be brighter than entire galaxies. In just thousandths of a ...