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How do you find a black hole? An astronomer explains the thrilling hunt
Astronomy Magazine· 6 days agoIn a universe full of fascinating and exotic phenomena, few objects challenge the imagination quite like black holes. Discovering new black holes, however, is no easy feat — where do you even ...
Dark Energy Camera Spies Cometary Globule Reaching for the Stars
Newswise· 1 day agoThis cloudy, ominous structure is CG 4, a cometary globule that has been given the nickname ‘God’s...
MIT Stargazers Snag Stellar Snap of Ancient Cosmic Titans with Webb Telescope's Might
Hoodline· 16 hours agoA group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology astronomers, delving deep into cosmic history, have caught a rare glimpse of the starlight illuminating the space around some ...
Astronomers Think They've Found Examples of the First Stars in the Universe
Universe Today· 7 days agoWhen the first stars in the Universe formed, the only material available was primordial hydrogen and...
The Highest Observatory in the World Comes Online
Universe Today· 5 days agoThe history of astronomy and observatories is full of stories about astronomers going higher and higher to get better views of the Universe. On Earth,...
Planet where it's sunny every day spotted 280 light-years away
Newsweek· 7 days agoAstronomers have mapped the weather on a planet hundreds of light years away, and found that it...
Six Books That Explore What’s Out There
The Atlantic· 19 hours agoHumans have always been explorers. Others go on life-threatening quests, such as climbing the planet’s tallest peaks and diving into the sea’s deepest...
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Cosmos· 2 days agoIn 2021, astronomers discovered enormous circular radio features around some galaxies. Since then,...
Which came first, galaxies or black holes? PRIMA plans to find out
Astronomy Magazine· 21 hours agoAlmost all galaxies host giant black holes at their hearts, and it appears that the two are...
Astronomers thought they knew this famous nebula. Then they saw it in high-def.
Mashable· 7 days agoA favorite celestial target is getting the James Webb Space Telescope treatment. The Horsehead...