Astronomy

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By ESA/Hubble January 15, 2023This Hubble Space Telescope image includes a host of astronomical objects. Strewn across the image are background galaxies ranging from stately spirals to fuzzy ellipticals. Also present are bright…

Illustration of a tidal disruption event (TDE). Credit: Carl Knox – OzGrav, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Swinburne University of TechnologyAstronomers at the Swinburne University of Technology have played an…

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Astronomers are very interested in the Habitable Zone of distant stars, which is the orbital radius where liquid water, and therefore potentially life, can exist on a planet in that region. But life itself changes the characteristics of…

JWST has helped astronomers to discover distant galaxies (right) that are similar to ‘green pea’ galaxies (left, imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey) from the nearby Universe.Credit: SDSS and NASA,…

“APS is excited to support the TEAM-UP Together awards to help ensure a more diverse and inclusive future for physics,” said APS CEO Jonathan Bagger. “Students from underrepresented groups are vital to the success of the scientific…

Astronomers might have solved the mystery behind an unusually brightening star.University of Washington doctoral student Anastasios Tzanidakis and research assistant professor of astronomy James Davenport were searching for…

Most of us have received a gift from a friend. When your friend is an astronomer, that gift might be a minor planet, as it was for Holly Holman, pilot and research assistant professor in biomedical engineering at the U. As of…