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Black Holes are Bullies, Too
A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shines light on so-called “red nugget” galaxies, and the black holes that live inside them. About a decade ago, astronomers...
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New model predicts that we're probably the only advanced civilization in the observable universe
The Fermi Paradox remains a stumbling block when it comes to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. Named in honor of the famed physicist Enrico Fermi who first...
2 days ago - Phys.org
Astronomers Spot Nearly 80 Exoplanets in Record Time
The team proved they can hunt through the data faster than ever before by spotting almost 80 potential exoplanets. One of them may be the brightest planet Kepler has detected yet.
2 days ago - ExtremeTech
Unconfirmed near-Earth objects
Near-Earth objects are small solar system bodies whose orbits sometimes bring them close to the Earth, potentially threatening a collision. NEOs are tracers of the composition...
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'Red nuggets' are galactic gold for astronomers
About a decade ago, astronomers discovered a population of small, but massive galaxies called "red nuggets." A new study using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory indicates that...
3 days ago - Phys.org
Astronomers Watch Black Hole Violently Destroy a Star
What happens in outer space tends to stay in outer space. But astronomers made a recent breakthrough, capturing the very moment a black hole destroyed a nearby star. For the...
3 days ago - Geek
The Rosetta stone of active galactic nuclei deciphered
A galaxy with at least one active supermassive black hole - named OJ 287 - has caused many irritations and questions in the past. The emitted radiation of this object spans a...
3 days ago - Phys.org
HESS J1943+213 is an extreme blazar, study finds
An international group of astronomers have carried out multi-wavelength observations of HESS J1943+213 and found evidence supporting the hypothesis that this gamma-ray source...
3 days ago - Phys.org
Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have analyzed data from K2, the follow-up mission to NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, and have discovered a trove of possible exoplanets amid some...
3 days ago - Phys.org
Old star clusters could have been the birthplace of supermassive stars
A team of international astrophysicists may have found a solution to a problem that has perplexed scientists for more than 50 years: why are the stars in globular clusters made...
3 days ago - Phys.org
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