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Astronomy
Simulations Reveal Hydrodynamics Of Planetary Engulfment By An Expanding Star
When our sun exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core some 5 billion years from now,…
Tracing The Remnants Of Andromeda’s Violent History
A detailed analysis of the composition and motion of more than 500 stars revealed conclusive evidence…
Hubble Determines Mass of Isolated Black Hole Roaming Our Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers estimate that 100 million black holes roam among the stars in our Milky Way galaxy,…
Strange Radio Burst Raises New Questions
Astronomers have found only the second example of a highly active, repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB)…
Yoyo Stars Are Responsible For Off-center Bubbles
Astronomers have developed a new code to simulate the formation of a cluster of baby stars.…
Colossal Collisions Linked To Solar System Science
A new study shows a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events in…
Large Near-infrared Image Captured By Hubble To Find The Universe’s Rarest Galaxies
An international team of scientists today released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by NASA’s Hubble…
Researchers Create ‘Time Machine’ Simulations Studying The Lifecycle Of Ancestor Galaxy Cities
For the first time, researchers have created simulations that directly recreate the full life cycle of…
Close Encounter More Than 10,000 Years Ago Stirred Up Spirals In Accretion Disk
A close encounter more than 10,000 years ago stirred up spirals in the accretion disk surrounding…