Supercomputer simulations of giant radio galaxy formation challenge current theoretical models
Enabled by supercomputing, University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have led an international team of astronomers that has ...
Astronomers announce largest collection of comets found outside our solar system
For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...
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This Strange Star Should Not Exist, And It's Stumping Astronomers
A cosmic object with the slowest-ever known rotation has been detected by Australian radio astronomers. The discovery may ...
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Caltech Stargazing Lecture: Powerful Jets from Supermassive Black Holes
Enjoy a free stargazing lecture followed by a Q&A panel and guided stargazing with telescopes (weather permitting). By ...
Mysterious tunnels sketched by Leonardo da Vinci are DISCOVERED after 500 years
A network of secret tunnels drawn by Leonardo da Vinci in 1495 has now been discovered beneath an Italian castle.
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Astronomers Reveal Largest Collection of Comets Outside Earth’s Solar System Ever Found
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
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Bavaria to build radio telescope on Germany’s highest mountain
The US National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the state of Bavaria will build a radio telescope on top of Germany’s highest mountain.