Astronomers spot fastest spinning magnetar ever

[ad_1] Far in the Milky Way galaxy, 21,000 light years from Earth, astronomers have spotted the fastest spinning (and possibly the youngest) magnetar ever seen. And that’s just the start of what makes this star weird. Magnetars are a unique type of neutron stars, which are the collapsed nuclei of supergiant stars that died during … Read more

How to Catch the Triple Conjunction of the Planets Tonight – The Cincinnati Enquirer

[ad_1] How to catch the triple conjunction of the planets tonightThe Cincinnati Enquirer Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn come together in the night sky in a rare conjunction event on three planets. Here’s how to see it on Monday.Yahoo News Tonight’s rare triple conjunction sees Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn reuniteThrillist Here’s how to spot the rare … Read more

Scientists discover 10 billion year old ‘super-Earth’ planet

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a rocky “super-Earth” planet in an ancient star system that likely formed 10 billion years ago, just a few billion years after our Milky Way galaxy was born. Why is this important: The new planet probably cannot support life, but in general, researchers believe that older planetary systems have a better … Read more

Far away: astronomers discover universe’s oldest and most remote ‘supermassive’ black hole and quasar – USA TODAY

[ad_1] Far away: astronomers discover the oldest and most distant ‘supermassive’ black hole and quasar in the universeUSA TODAY Most distant quasar discovered shines a light on black hole growthPhys.org Scientists have discovered a raging galactic core almost at the beginning of timeVICE Astronomers detect the most distant quasar yet, more than 13 billion light … Read more

Have pulsars provided insight into gravitational waves from the fusion of supermassive black holes? – World of physics

[ad_1] Have pulsars provided insight into gravitational waves from the fusion of supermassive black holes? – World of physics Skip to main content More Toggle menu MENU Open the search dialog Close the search menu Learn more about Physics World Copyright © 2021 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors luminous-rec iop pub iop-science physcis … Read more

Most distant quasar discovered shines a light on black hole growth

[ad_1] An international team of astronomers have discovered the most distant quasar in the Universe, fully formed about 670 million years after the Big Bang. Credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. da Silva A team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona observed a luminous quasar 13.03 billion light years from Earth … Read more

Bad weather on Earth delays SpaceX Dragon’s return from space station

[ad_1] Bad weather on Earth forced a SpaceX supply ship to seize the opportunity to perform the first successful autonomous undocking of the International Space Station, Monday, January 11. the Upgraded Dragon Cargo Ship, carrying 5,200 pounds. (2,500 kilograms) of science experiments and other supplies, was supposed to leave the complex in orbit at 10 … Read more

It really is there! The Kepler Space Telescope’s second candidate exoplanet has finally been confirmed.

[ad_1] A new exoplanet is a real blast from the past. Astronomers just confirmed the existence of KOI-5Ab, which was first flagged as a potential planet by the pioneer NASA Kepler Space Telescope in 2009. The elusive alien world was the second ‘candidate’ ever identified by Kepler, who hunted planets on two different missions from … Read more