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Astronomers Make It Rain, Search for Gin and Vampires
As is customary on the first day of April, scientists posted research that breaks out of the box peer-review normally keeps it in.
Nearby Stellar Nurseries Ride a Giant Wave
Astronomers have found a gigantic, undulating wave of stellar nurseries in our galaxy, just outside the Sun’s orbit in the spiral disk.
60-Second Astro News: Planets in Tight Quarters & Kuiper Belt Forays
Astronomers have calculated the loss of planets around stars in globular clusters, and New Horizons returns observations of worlds in the outer solar system.
Baby Stars Found in Ancient Part of Our Galaxy
Ground- and space-based observations have revealed a group of stars at the head of the giant stream of gas burrowing its way through the Milky Way.
More Big Black Holes Found in Small Galaxies
In the quest to discover how massive black holes form, astronomers have spotted several of these objects in some of the smallest galaxies yet found to host them.
Bubbles, Heated Clouds Point to Active Past for Galactic Center
Two studies support the suspicion that our galaxy’s black hole had one or more outbursts a few million years ago.
More Black Hole Mergers Found in LIGO Data
Analysis by an independent team has ferreted out seven candidates for gravitational-wave events from merging black holes.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Video: Black Hole Warps Light
The hypnotizing effect of a black hole on its surroundings appears to dramatic effect in this simulation.
Video: Chasing Dust Devils
Scientists are flying instrument-laden drones through whirlwinds on Earth to better understand their counterparts on other worlds in the solar system.
60-Second Astro News: Black Hole Hubbub
The Milky Way's black hole' flares unexpectedly, a distant black hole gets the hiccups, and a reanalysis of LIGO data shows the first detection of black hole "ringdown."
Warped Milky Way in 3D
Astronomers have used pulsating stars to trace the crooked shape of our galaxy’s disk.
Galactic Center Gravity Test Confirmed
A second team of astronomers has now confirmed the light from a star passing near our galaxy’s central black hole behaved as predicted by Einstein’s theory of gravity.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
How Does the Event Horizon Telescope Work?
The Event Horizon Telescope creates the image of a black hole shadow thanks to the precise coordination of a worldwide telescope network. Here’s how they do it.
Scientists Unveil First Black Hole Image
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has reconstructed the shadow of a supermassive black hole.
Could Dark Matter Be Black Holes?
Astronomers are reconsidering primordial black holes as an answer to the invisible matter mystery, but recent observations disfavor at least some sizes of black hole.
Piercing the Veil of Our Black Hole
Astronomers have overcome the interference of clumpy interstellar gas to catch a glimpse of the gas around the Milky Way’s central black hole.
Saturn Hasn’t Always Had Rings
Analyses of data from Cassini’s final days suggest the rings are a late addition and use them to solve a Saturnian mystery.
We Don’t Really Know When the Sun Rises
Hundreds of sunrise and sunset times reveal that there’s something amiss with our calculations.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Rotating Gas in a Quasar’s Heart
Astronomers have “imaged” gas as it orbits a supermassive black hole some 2 billion light-years away.
What LIGO Teaches Us About Black Holes
The rising count of gravitational-wave events is giving us a new look at a once-invisible population of black holes.
