Two stars merged to form massive white dwarf A massive white dwarf star with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere could be two white dwarfs merged together according to an international team led by University of Warwick […]
In a rare sighting, astronomers observe burst of activity as a massive star forms Here on Earth, we pay quite a lot of attention to the sun. It’s visible to us, after all, and central […]
X-rays and gravitational waves combine to illuminate massive black hole collision A new study by a group of researchers at the University of Birmingham has found that collisions of supermassive black holes may be simultaneously […]
Massive gas disk raises questions about planet formation theory Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a young star surrounded by an astonishing mass of gas. The star, called 49 Ceti, is 40 […]
The ‘cores’ of massive galaxies had already formed 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang A distant galaxy more massive than our Milky Way—with more than a trillion stars—has revealed that the ‘cores’ of massive […]
New Analysis Just Changed The Original Date of a Massive Meteorite Crater in Australia In the state of Western Australia sits the famous Wolfe Creek crater, the aftermath of a 14,000-tonne meteorite crashing into Earth […]