Scientists Find Ice Trapped In Space Dust Particles
A team of astrophysicists has just demonstrated that the dust particles in space contain ice.The interstellar medium—matter between the stars in a galaxy—c...
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Thorne-Żytkow Object: Stars Within Stars
Have you ever heard about stars packed inside the shell of another, larger star? Thorne-Żytkow objects are stars within stars.When a dying star swallows a ...
Heaviest Black Hole Merger Ever Found
Powerful gravitational waves reached the Earth far away from the depths of space. It's the heaviest black hole merger ever.Gravitational waves coming from ...
Andromeda Has A Supermassive Halo
In a recent study, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists mapped the supermassive halo of gas surrounding the Andromeda galaxy.According to Hubble...
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...
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 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...