Astrophysics, Galaxies: The most distant dying galaxy discovered so far, more massive than our Milky…
Dating a Galaxy Crash
The dwarf galaxy Gaia-Enceladus collided with the Milky Way probably approximately 11.5 billion years ago. A team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany…
Active Asteroid Unveils Fireball Identity
At around 1 a.m. local standard time on April 29, 2017, a fireball flew over Kyoto, Japan. Compared to other fireballs spotted from Earth, it was relatively bright and slow. Now, scientists…
The Milky Way’s Impending Galactic Collision Is Already Birthing New Stars
The outskirts of the Milky Way are home to the galaxy’s oldest stars. But astronomers have spotted something unexpected in this celestial retirement community: a flock of young stars. More surprising still,…
New Map of Milky Way Reveals Giant Wave of Stellar Nurseries
Astronomers at Harvard University have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous structure – the largest ever seen in our galaxy – made up of interconnected stellar nurseries. Dubbed the “Radcliffe wave” in honor…
Stars Need a Partner to Spin Universe’s Brightest Explosions
When it comes to the biggest and brightest explosions seen in the Universe, University of Warwick astronomers have found that it takes two stars to make a gamma-ray burst. New research solves…
