Astronomers using the newly revamped Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, have resolved a component of the ever-present cosmic sky glow -- the radio background. Continue reading →
Ever tried to comprehend the magnitude of the cosmos and some of its most energetic processes? If so, the X-ray halo around the merging galaxies known as NGC 6240 may just blow your mind. Continue reading →
In a galaxy, far, far away (6 billion light-years away to be precise), the most efficient star "factory" has been discovered. Continue reading →
Astronomers have watched the sudden brightening of a galaxy and realized it can mean only one thing: a supermassive black hole has "woken up" and feasted after a long period of hibernation. ->
A trio of quasars, only the second of its kind ever discovered, has been found 9 billion light years away. ->
The ALMA radio telescope, not fully operational, has already doubled the number of star-forming galaxies seen from the first 1.5 billion years of the universe's history. ->
Stars discovered in the Milky Way's halo could be what remains of smaller galaxies that were eaten to form the our galaxy. ->
Citizen scientists aid observations made by space telescopes to discover previously unseen treasures. ->
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