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"Theories involving substantial formation of stars prior to or together with the black hole formation and growth are very ...
Scientists have observed a new type of black hole that is too heavy to have been born from a star but still too slim to … The ...
Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of ...
Particles orbiting a black hole could collide at colossal energies, generating collision products that may offer valuable ...
Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large ...
Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of UGC 11397, a spiral galaxy situated in the constellation Lyra, about 250 million ...
The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...
NASA, ESA, and ground observatories have detected powerful space explosions caused by black holes tearing apart massive stars ...
LOFAR is a massive radio telescope that comprises 100,000 antennas spread across eight European countries. The researchers ...
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides a new look at the Andromeda galaxy in this multi-wavelength image that includes ...
Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...