Astronomers uncover details of pulsar M53A's spin and motion
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) and by analyzing archival Arecibo Observatory data, ...
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Astronomers Reveal Largest Collection of Comets Outside Earth’s Solar System Ever Found
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
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Space telescope finds rare 'Einstein Ring' of light in nearby galaxy
A rare ring of light surrounding a galaxy nearly 590 million light-years away from Earth has been discovered by a space ...
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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 ...
Webb Telescope Exposes the Turbulent Secrets of HH 30
HH 30, a fascinating Herbig-Haro object, serves as a cosmic laboratory for studying star formation and planetary evolution.
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Telescopes capture billion-year-old monster radio wave slicing through space
At double the width of our Milky Way galaxy, this jet of radio waves is the biggest ever detected so early in the universe's ...
Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from a bright and early object in the universe
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back ...
New data model paves way for seamless collaboration among US and international astronomy institutions
Software engineers have been hard at work to establish a common language for a global conversation. The topic—revealing the ...