Astronomy

Nine New Millisecond Pulsars Discovered By MeerKAT

Nine New Millisecond Pulsars Discovered By MeerKAT

Researchers using MeerKAT have found nine millisecond pulsars, the majority of them in uncommon and occasionally unusual binary systems.

Peekaboo Galaxy HIPASS J1131–31 Is Extremely Metal-poor

Peekaboo Galaxy HIPASS J1131–31 Is Extremely Metal-poor

The tiny galaxy HIPASS J1131-31 has been dubbed the Peekaboo Galaxy because it emerged in the last 50-100 years from behind a fast-moving star that was obscuring astronomers' ability to detect it

IXPE Assists In Cracking Blazar Markarian 501 Jet Puzzle

IXPE Assists In Cracking Blazar Markarian 501 Jet Puzzle

A blazar like blazar Markarian 501 is bright because one of its strong jets of fast particles is directed directly at Earth. How the particles in these jets become accelerated to such high energies has long been a mystery to scientists.

Exoplanet WASP-39 b Gets Detailed Look From JWST

Exoplanet WASP-39 b Gets Detailed Look From JWST

The James Webb Telescope's array of highly sensitive instruments zeroed in on the atmosphere of WASP-39 b, a "hot Saturn" — a planet roughly the size of Saturn orbiting a star 700 light-years away

The Milky Way Stellar Halo Is Actually Tilted And Oblong

The Milky Way Stellar Halo Is Actually Tilted And Oblong

The actual shape of the stellar halo that envelops the disk of our galaxy has been revealed by a recent study. For many years, astronomers believed that the stellar halo, a cloud of stars, was mostly spherical, like a basketball.

Gaia BH1 – Nearest Black Hole To Earth Yet Found

Gaia BH1 – Nearest Black Hole To Earth Yet Found

Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii astronomers have identified the closest black hole to Earth found yet, which they have named Gaia BH1. This dormant black hole is about 10 times as heavy as the sun

Sparkler Galaxy Globular Clusters Amongst Universe’s Oldest

Sparkler Galaxy Globular Clusters Amongst Universe’s Oldest

Astronomers used the JWST to detect the most distant globular clusters yet identified. In the Sparkler Galaxy dense collections of millions of stars could represent relics of the universe's first and oldest stars.

Supernova 2016adj – Hubble Captures Rare Light Echoes

Supernova 2016adj – Hubble Captures Rare Light Echoes

The Hubble Space Telescope uncovers rare light echoes associated with the supernova 2016adj in the Iconic Dust Lane of Centaurus A

Unistellar Exoplanet Campaign – A New Citizen Science Program

Unistellar Exoplanet Campaign – A New Citizen Science Program

Amateur astronomers are invited to confirm exoplanet candidates using either Unistellar's eVscope or another telescope, the SETI Institute and its partner Unistellar have announced.