Scientists Discover Nearly 80 Exoplanet Candidates in NASA’s K2 Mission
K2 is the given to the follow-up mission to NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope . Upon analyzing data retrieved from the mission, scientists discovered…
Researchers Get One Step Closer to Understanding Type la Supernovae
A supernova is the explosion of a star, and the bigger the star, the bigger the explosion. The most famous of these supernovae may be those that come…
Astronomers Image Material That Obscures Black Holes
Black holes have always been a favorite subject for astronomers. They’re active and play a very important role in how galaxies evolve by consuming…
Astrophysicists Invent New Way to Measure the Mass of Black Holes
Measuring something so big and so very far away is never going to be an easy feat. However, astrophysicists over at Moscow State University may have…
Astronomers Discover Fluctuations in Brightness of Unique Binary Star System
New evidence has been uncovered by researchers from the University of Notre Dame that supports an already existing theory as to how these strange…
Dark Energy Debate Takes Another Turn Thanks to New Supernova Analysis
A new theory’s emerged by a group at the the University of Canterbury in Christchurch , New Zealand that has suggested the expansion of the Universe…
Astronomers Discover Strange ‘Glitch’ in Binary System
Pulsars in binary systems can often display a strange phenomenon known as ‘glitch,’ but up until now, astronomers have had a hard time proving it.…
Astronomers Measure Distant Galaxy’s Magnetic Field Shedding Light on Cosmic Conundrum
It’s an exciting time for astronomers at the moment as new measurements of magnetic fields have been recorded that come from a galaxy located 4.6…
Ancient Nova Explosion Recovered by 580-year-old Korean Recording
Around 600 years ago a bright new star was spotted by a team of Korean astrologers that laid within the realms of the Scorpius constellation. The…
Scientists Discover A White Dwarf Orbiting Black Hole
A breakthrough has been made as scientists discover a tiny star in a binary system located around 14,800 light years away. The globular cluster is…
