Astronomy16h
Listen to the universe: How sonification turns data into sound
A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.
Scientific American1d
JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
From collisions to stellar cannibalism—the surprising diversity of exploding white dwarfs
Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen ...
Mystery Signal Lights Up a Dead Galaxy, Baffling Astronomers
Astronomers have pinpointed an FRB outside a dead galaxy for the first time, challenging existing models that link FRBs to star-forming regions. Using the CHIME/FRB Outriggers, they suspect the burst ...
Weak Gravitational Lensing Examines Universe’s Structure: What You Need to Know
Weak gravitational lensing tests if the universe is truly isotropic Euclid Telescope data may reveal deviations in cosmic expansion Findings could reshape cosmology by challenging core assumptions ...
Nature2d
Bullseye! Galaxy hosts a record-breaking nine starry rings
Astronomers trace the striking pattern to an encounter between a big galaxy and a much smaller one some 50 million years ago.
studyfinds6d
Webb Telescope spots ‘cosmic question mark’ that mirrors a young Milky Way
Explore the James Webb Space Telescope's incredible discovery: a cosmic alignment revealing the teenage years of our Milky ...