[ad_1] Astronomers from the Gaia spacecraft have previously found their way to the Milky Way. In this artist's impression, the Large Magellanic cloud can be seen to the left of the Milky …
Read More »In pictures: astronomy photographer of the year 2018
[ad_1] Copyright of the Image Writer Brad Goldpaint The winners of the annual photography competition of the Royal Observatory of Greenwich were announced. The first place comes to the picture of a …
Read More »Red dwarf superflests threaten exoplanet atmospheres – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The artist has the impression that a young red dwarf undergoes a superflare and sends radiation into the near space environment – including an exoplanet – with radiation that can change …
Read More »X-rays indicate that the collision of young planets may explain the darkening of the star – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The impression of a debris artist orbiting a hot young star that fades and lights up periodically, perhaps the result of a "lightning. a catastrophic collision between two infantile worlds. Image: …
Read More »Images of the flamboyant MeerKAT radio telescope heart of the Milky Way – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] A breathtaking view of the fiery heart of the Milky Way where hides a super-mbadive black hole amid weird filamentous structures. Image: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory The newly inaugurated MeerKAT …
Read More »A new volcano on Io? Juno data shows "hot spot" on active moon – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The circle indicates a previously invisible hotspot on the moon Io of Jupiter that may indicate a newly formed volcano. Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / ASI / INAF / …
Read More »The Cosmic Mystery Deepens with Contradictory Measures of Hubble's Constant – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Using accurate distance measurements to nearby Cepheid variable stars collected by the ESA Gaia spacecraft, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope were able to calibrate the brightness of Cepheids in distant …
Read More »Scientists test Einstein's theory of gravity on a unique three-star system | Astronomy
[ad_1] In a new test of Einstein's theory of gravitation, a group of astronomers from the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, and Canada demonstrated that the theory holds , even for a …
Read More »Cataclysmic collision remodeled Milky Way in the distant past – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The print of a small galaxy crushes on the milky way in the distant past. Image: ESO / Juan Carlos Muñoz Using data from the Gaia spacecraft of the European Space …
Read More »The NuSTAR X-ray telescope shows the source of cosmic rays from Eta Carinae – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The Eta Carinae system consists of two mbadive stars that produce powerful interactive stellar winds. Where they collide, shock waves are generated that can accelerate electrically charged particles up to the …
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