What surprises will the star-studying CHARA Array reveal in its third decade?
The CHARA (Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy) array is operated by Georgia State University and located at Mt. Wilson...
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Study inspects over 100 quasars from the MIGHTEE survey
The redshift distribution for the full sample of 104 quasars (solidblack histogram), with the COSMOS and XMM-LSS subsets shown as...
XRISM satellite maps sulfur in both gas and solid forms across Milky Way
This composite shows a section of the interstellar medium scientists X-rayed for sulfur using the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and...
JWST finds plenty of low mass black holes in the early universe
JWST's Ultra-Deep Field, showing galaxies and gravitational lenses in a small slice of sky. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI...
Binary star systems are complex astronomical objects. A new AI approach could pin down their properties quickly
In a binary star system, two stars orbit around each other. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, CC BY Stars are the fundamental...
Could the latest ‘interstellar comet’ be an alien probe?
Comet 3I/ATLAS. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech/Jen Miller/Mahdi Zamani, CC BY On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object...
Scientists are planning for life after finding aliens
The Arecibo Radio Telescope was one of the first to be used for the search for alien intelligence. Credit :...
The unintended consequence of faster internet
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Curtin University researchers have undertaken the world's biggest survey of low-frequency satellite radio emissions, finding Starlink...
Supernova’s ‘trapped’ jet reveals source of fast X-ray transient
Marked with an orange arrow, the blue dot is the the fast X-ray transient EP 250108a, and the supernova that...
Brightest gamma-ray burst hints at hidden layers in cosmic jet formation
LST-1, the Large-Sized Telescope prototype at CTAO-North in La Palma, Spain. Credit: Tomohiro Inada The international CTAO LST Collaboration has...