New light has been shed on a mysterious and long-standing conundrum at the very heart of our galaxy. The new work offers a potential solution to the so-called ‘Galactic bar …read more Source:: Science
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Astronomers discover new class of cosmic explosions
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•Analysis of two cosmic explosions indicates to astronomers that the pair, along with a puzzling blast from 2018, constitute a new type of event, with similarities to some supernovae and …read more Source:: Science
Spitzer telescope reveals the precise timing of a black hole dance
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•Scientists have finally figured out the precise timing of a complicated dance between two enormous black holes, revealing hidden details about the physical characteristics of these mysterious cosmic objects. …read more Source:: Science
Hubble finds best evidence for elusive mid-sized black hole
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•Astronomers have found the best evidence for the perpetrator of a cosmic homicide: a black hole of an elusive class known as ‘intermediate-mass,’ which betrayed its existence by tearing apart …read more Source:: Science
ESO observations reveal black holes’ breakfast at the cosmic dawn
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•Astronomers have observed reservoirs of cool gas around some of the earliest galaxies in the universe. These gas halos are the perfect food for supermassive black holes at the center …read more Source:: Science
Scientists inch closer than ever to signal from cosmic dawn
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•Researchers have taken a new and significant step toward detecting a signal from the period in cosmic history when the first stars lit up the universe. …read more Source:: Science
Putting the ‘bang’ in the Big Bang
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•Physicists have simulated in detail an intermediary phase of the early universe that may have bridged cosmic inflation with the Big Bang. This phase, known as ‘reheating,’ occurred at the …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers map vast void in our cosmic neighborhood
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•A new study reveals more of the vast cosmic structure surrounding our Milky Way galaxy. …read more Source:: Science
Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum
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•Measurements of gravitational waves from approximately 50 binary neutron stars over the next decade will definitively resolve an intense debate about how quickly our universe is expanding, according to new …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers discover sonic boom from powerful unseen explosion
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•A team of astronomers has detected the sonic boom from an immensely powerful cosmic explosion, even though the explosion itself was totally unseen. The titanic eruption, known as a Gamma …read more Source:: Science