New gravitational-wave model can bring neutron stars into even sharper focus Gravitational-wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that promises to yield fresh insights into the structure and composition of […]
Black holes and neutron stars merge unseen in dense star clusters Mergers between black holes and neutron stars in dense star clusters are quite unlike those that form in isolated regions where stars are few. […]
Scientists reveal new insights of exploding massive stars and future gravitational wave detectors In a study recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Dr. Jade Powell and Dr. Bernhard Mueller from the […]
Study shows our sun is less active than similar stars By cosmic standards the sun is extraordinarily monotonous. This is the result of a study presented by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Solar […]
Milky Way could be catapulting stars into its outer halo, astronomers say Though mighty, the Milky Way and galaxies of similar mass are not without scars chronicling turbulent histories. University of California, Irvine astronomers and […]
California nebula stars in final mosaic by NASA’s Spitzer Five days before NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission on Jan. 30, 2020, scientists used the spacecraft’s infrared camera to take multiple images of a […]