This Is What It Looks Like When A Black Hole Snacks On A Star

While black holes and toddlers don’t seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar…

Space Observatories Glimpse Faint Afterglow of Nearby Stellar Explosion

This beautiful image shows a glowing horseshoe-shaped cloud of hot gas against a backdrop of thousands…

"Molten Ring" Galaxy Prompts New Research

Hubble Space Telescope’s glamour shots of the universe are so revealing they nearly always have a…

ALMA Scientists Uncover The Mystery Of Early Massive Galaxies Running On Empty

Early massive galaxies–those that formed in the three billion years following the Big Bang–should have contained…

3C 75 in Abell 400: Black Holes Determined To Be Bound

This composite X-ray (blue)/radio (pink) image of the galaxy cluster Abell 400 shows radio jets immersed…

Sounds From Space

Space is mostly quiet. Data collected by telescopes is most often turned into silent charts, plots,…

Hubble Takes a Closer Look at its 31st Anniversary Image

These new views showcase the dual nature of the star AG Carinae, which was the target…

Part of the Universe’s Missing Matter Found Thanks To The MUSE Instrument

Galaxies can receive and exchange matter with their external environment thanks to the galactic winds created…

ALMA Reveals Carbon-rich, Organic Birth Environments Of Planets

Scientists connect the dots between where planets form and what they’re made of. …

Astronomers’ Industrial Espionage In Planet Factory Indicates Start of planet production

Using radio data from the ALMA observatory and physical modelling, astronomers led by Kamber Schwarz (Max…