Stephenson 2-18: The Largest Star in the Universe
UY Scuti is no longer the largest star in the known universe. Stephenson 2-18 is the champion now. It's among the largest stars, if not the largest.The lar...
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What Are K-Type Stars (Orange Dwarfs)
K-type stars, also known as Orange dwarfs, are very stable for most of their lives. That's why they may be the best stars to study in search for life.K-typ...
What is are Quasi Stars?
This article is about Quasi Stars. Extremely massive star-like objects that are not powered by nuclear fusion like other stars do.Instead of nuclear fusion...
Nuclear Pasta: The Strongest Material Ever
The strongest material in the world... well, in the universe is called Nuclear Pasta. It doesn't exist on Earth and you cannot even bring it here.When a ma...
What Is A High-Energy Jet?
A high-energy jet originates near supermassive black holes at the center of active galaxies. They carry so much energy they can outshine an entire galaxy.A...
VLT Sees Star Dance Around Black Hole
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) sees a star dance around the supermassive black hole. The observations prove Albert Einstein right, again.A swarm of stars o...
Black Hole Bends Light Back On Itself
According to a new study, not all light streaming from the surrounding disk of a black hole easily escapes. A black hole bends light back on itself.A lot o...
What Are Active Galaxies?
Most of the galaxies we observe are normal galaxies. We inhabit a normal galaxy called the Milky Way. But what about active galaxies?When you observe a nor...
Astronomers Detect Biggest Explosion In The Universe
Recently, astronomers have detected the biggest explosion ever since the big bang, originating from a supermassive black hole.Astronomers were studying a d...
What Is A Super-Earth?
Super-Earth worlds are planets that are bigger than our Earth but smaller than Neptune. We don't have such planets in the Solar System.Aleksander Wolszczan...