The Upside of Volatile Space Weather
Robust stellar flares might not prevent life on exoplanets, could facilitate its detection An artistic rendering of a series of powerful stellar flares. Credit:...
Robust stellar flares might not prevent life on exoplanets, could facilitate its detection An artistic rendering of a series of powerful stellar flares. Credit:...
New evidence helps astronomers learn about SGRB ancestors Banner image: The surrounding environment of SGRB 161104A, which includes a galaxy cluster. Image taken by...
Neutron-Star Collision Releases Puzzling Burst of Infrared Light Long ago and far across the universe, an enormous burst of gamma rays unleashed more energy...
Above banner illustration generated by a computer model shows multiple black holes found within the heart of a dense globular star cluster. Credit: Aaron...
Image Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org Learn more about this image. Researchers from CIERA and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian put a limit...
Image Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Learn more about this image. An international team of astronomers including CIERA scientists Dr. Kate D. Alexander and Dr. Peter...
“A Halo for Andromeda” Credit: NASA, ESA, J. DePasquale and E. Wheatley (STScI) and Z. Levay Northwestern professor Claude-André Faucher-Giguère and recent PhD graduate...
Numerical simulation of two black holes that inspiral and merge, emitting gravitational waves. Credit: N. Fischer, H. Pfeiffer, A. Buonanno, and the SXS Collaboration...
The Milky Way Galaxy seen over the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array west of Socorro, New Mexico. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Jeff Hellerman A group...
Unprecedented observations shine light on a compact star’s final moments Artist’s interpretation of the calcium-rich supernova 2019ehk. Shown in orange is the calcium-rich material...
Event also could give insight into dark energy and the creation of iron Composite image of SN2019yvq (blue dot) in the host galaxy NGC...
Image Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Paterson & W. Fong (Northwestern University) The farther away an object lies in the universe, the fainter it appears...