Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question.

In a study that was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers used Hubble to find eight observable ...

More information: A. Rodríguez-Kamenetzky et al, Helical Magnetic Field in a Massive Protostellar Jet, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2025). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad9b26 Journal information ...

according to a set of papers published Thursday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. According to scientists from across the globe—including those working on the project from RIT—this observing run ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä’s Accelerator Laboratory have created radioactive, neutron-rich lanthanum isotopes ...

Incompatible values are determined for the speed at which the universe expands. Now the mysterious discrepancy deepens.

The researchers are set to publish their findings in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, and future papers plan to test different models of galactic evolution, so they can find the best way to ...

14 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Quasars are among the oldest, brightest objects in the universe. Formed from active galactic nuclei (AGN)—areas at the center of galaxies where a black ...

The team's research was published on Jan. 7 in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip ...

published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The universe is full of powerful supermassive black holes that create powerful jets of high-energy particles, creating sources of extreme brightness ...

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