It’s the most energetic particle of its kind ever discovered, and scientists have no idea where it came from. By Katrina Miller NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the ...
Astronomers have spied a monster radio jet in the distant universe that’s twice the width of the Milky Way galaxy. The ancient object formed when the universe was less than 10% of its current age of ...
Using the X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system known as GX 9+1. Results of the ...
For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the three ...
Astronomy is defined as the study of the objects that lie beyond our planet Earth and the processes by which these objects interact with one another. Am passionate about celestial beings and am ...
Feb. 6, 2025 — Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these ...