Stellar fireworks celebrate birth of giant cluster
Astronomers created a stunning new image showing celestial fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17.
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Hubble catches cosmic snowflakes
Almost like snowflakes, the stars of the globular cluster NGC 6441 sparkle peacefully in the night sky, about 13,000 light-years from the Milky Way's galactic center. Like snowflakes, the exact number of stars in such a cluster ...
Astronomy
Jun 5, 2020
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Hubble makes surprising find in the early universe
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early Universe took place sooner than previously thought. A European team of astronomers have found no evidence ...
Astronomy
Jun 4, 2020
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Under pressure, black holes feast
A new, Yale-led study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure.
Astronomy
May 27, 2020
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Study identifies the most metal-poor stars in the Omega Centauri cluster
By analyzing spectroscopic data, astronomers have investigated the globular cluster Omega Centauri, aiming to find a population of stars with very low metallicity. The study resulted in the detection of the 11 most metal-poor ...
Image: Hubble probes colorful galaxy
This image displays a swirling spiral galaxy named NGC 2906.
Astronomy
Apr 20, 2020
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New telescope design could capture distant celestial objects with unprecedented detail
Researchers have designed a new camera that could allow hypertelescopes to image multiple stars at once. The enhanced telescope design holds the potential to obtain extremely high-resolution images of objects outside our ...
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Mar 18, 2020
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Study determines fundamental parameters of four open clusters
Using data from various astronomical surveys, a team of researchers from China and India has investigated four poorly studied open clusters in our Milky Way galaxy. The new study, presented in a paper published March 5 on ...
Milky Way galaxy 'reverse engineered'
Like taking apart a piece of technology, the Milky Way galaxy has been reverse engineered to find out how it was assembled.
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Mar 3, 2020
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New binary millisecond pulsar discovered in NGC 6205
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have detected a new binary millisecond pulsar (MSP) in the globular cluster NGC 6205. The newly found pulsar received designation PSR J1641+3627F. ...
