Hubble finds best evidence for elusive mid-sized black hole Astronomers have found the best evidence for the perpetrator of a cosmic homicide: a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,” which betrayed its […]
Electron-eating neon causes star to collapse An international team of researchers has found that neon inside a certain massive star can consume the electrons in the core, a process called electron capture, which causes the […]
Unravelling the mystery of black holes: Scientists release stellar code to the public Today, team COMPAS (Compact Object Mergers: Population Astrophysics and Statistics) has announced the first public beta release of their rapid binary population synthesis code […]
New method predicts which black holes escape their galaxies Shoot a rifle, and the recoil might knock you backward. Merge two black holes in a binary system, and the loss of momentum gives a similar […]
How will clouds obscure the view of exoplanet surfaces? In 2021, NASA’s next-generation observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will take to space. Once operational, this flagship mission will pick up where other space […]
A Martian mash up: Meteorites tell story of Mars’ water history In Jessica Barnes’ palm is an ancient, coin-sized mosaic of glass, minerals and rocks as thick as a strand of wool fiber. It is […]