A star being consumed by a black hole may seem quite common. But, news of stars being formed alongside a black hole could be something to notice! But that’s just what a UK-led group of astronomers say they recently discovered. While they were studying the ongoing collision of two galaxies, known jointly as IRAS F23128-5919, […]
Astronomers Find Newborn Stars Near Supermassive Black Hole
Posted March 27th, 2017 at 4:20 pm (UTC-4)
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Trio of Planets Found Circling “Ultra-cool” Star Might Support Life
Posted May 2nd, 2016 at 2:24 pm (UTC-4)
An international team of astronomers has discovered three exoplanets that could possibly host alien life. The trio of planets are circling an “ultra-cool” brown dwarf that’s located about 40 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Aquarius. “Ultra-cool” dwarf stars are those that that are much cooler and redder than our Sun, and only […]
Scientists Measure A Mighty Wind Blowing on Exoplanet
Posted November 16th, 2015 at 5:32 pm (UTC-4)
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A pair of British scientists have found that winds of over 2 kilometers per second are blowing around HD 189733b, an exoplanet located about 63 light years away from us. According to the researchers, the exoplanet’s 2 kps wind speed is about seven times the speed of sound and is 20 times more than the […]
Move Over Saturn, Scientists Find Rings Around Miniature Planet
Posted March 26th, 2014 at 6:01 pm (UTC-4)
Whenever you think of a planet with rings around it, Saturn probably comes to mind first. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune – the four outer giant planets – also have rings, but they’re not as bright, wide and colorful as Saturn’s. However, scientists in Chile now say they’ve discovered the first miniature planet with two rings circling it. The team […]