The lazily winding spiral arms of the spectacular galaxy NGC 976 fill the frame of this…
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Astronomy
ALMA Catches An Intruder Redhanded In A Rarely Detected Stellar Flyby Event
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array…
1,000-light-year Wide Bubble Surrounding Earth Is The Source Of All Nearby, Young Stars
The Earth sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars — but how…
Too Much Heavy Metal Stops Stars Producing
Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the…
New Treasure Trove Of Globular Clusters Holds Clues About Galaxy Evolution
A survey completed using a combination of ground and space-based telescopes yielded a treasure trove of…
Simulated Image Shows How NASA’s Roman Could Expand on Hubble’s Deepest View
A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman…
Real-time Alert System Heralds A New Era In Fast Radio Burst Research
McGill University scientists have developed a new system for sharing the enormous amount of data being…
FAST Detects Coherent Interstellar Magnetic Field With A Technique Conceived At Arecibo
Magnetic fields are the essential, but often “secret” ingredients of the interstellar medium and the process…
Astronomers Witness A Dying Star Reach Its Explosive End
For the very first time, astronomers have imaged in real time the dramatic end to a…
Discovery Of The Least ‘Metallic’ Stellar Structure In The Milky Way
98.5% of the Sun is made up of two light chemical elements, hydrogen and helium, while…