Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.
Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...
The galaxy, officially named LEDA 1313424, lies approximately 567 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.
"Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme black hole mass compared to other quasars ...
The research team said these rings likely formed when a smaller galaxy shot through the heart of the Bullseye galaxy roughly ...
The University of Connecticut’s planetarium on North Eagleville Road gave students the opportunity to see the stars on Feb. 4. from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in their first weekly event of the spring ...
A small blue dwarf galaxy passed through the massive Bullseye galaxy. This impact created nine rings of new stars.
The rings are regions of higher density, where the galactic material has been pushed together by the rippling shocks. The ...
"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...
After a blue dwarf galaxy shot through it like an arrow, the large Bullseye now has nine rings—six more than any other galaxy ...
Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...
In a study that was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers used Hubble to find eight observable ...