Latest articles by Robert Lea
"This data provides us with rare insight into how galaxies were transformed in the early universe."
An unusual tidal disruption event spotted by astronomers may be the result of an elusive intermediate mass black hole ripping apart a star.
Scientists have used a novel new approach to discover the potential origins of the sun goddess particle Amaterasu, the second most energetic cosmic ray ever to be detected striking Earth.
Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.
A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?
New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models."
"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate."
Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff."
"If our hypothesized dark charge is true, then we believe there could be a significant population of primordial black holes, which would be consistent with other astrophysical observations, and account for all the missing dark matter in the universe."
"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, and modeled potentially observable high-energy signals."
"JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up."
Waiter, there's a quark in my soup!
Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger.
"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region."
"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link."
"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."
"These results from the Dark Energy Survey shine new light on our understanding of the universe and its expansion."
"Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason."
"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."
"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger."
"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here."
It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.
