The Discovery of a powerful Black Hole Hurricane
Twenty-eight thousand light years away from Earth, towards the centre of the Milky Way, an unexpectedly mighty hurricane blows around a tiny black hole.
Young galaxy cluster found
Astronomers have discovered the most distant example of a galaxy cluster.
Missing link in black hole formation discovered
A new class of black hole could be the key to the formation of supermassive black holes.
Black hole’s history reconstructed for the first time
Astronomers have produced a complete description of Cygnus X-1′s black hole.
Planets smashed to microscopic dust near black holes
The clouds that obscure supermassive black holes could be the result of high speed collisions between planets and asteroids.
Planetary embryo discovered
In order to understand how the solar system began, we need to further investigate the ways in which planets are formed. LkCa 15 may hold one of the answers.
What is a red-giant?
Near the end of a star’s life, the temperature in its core rises and causes the star to expand into a red-giant.
Australian scientist wins Nobel Prize for Physics
The Universe may end in ice, according to Australian Nobel Laureate.
