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.
Which star is the largest?
The red hypergiant VY Canis Majoris holds the current distinction for being the largest star ever observed, in terms of volume, measuring 2,600 times larger than the Sun.
Student locates Universe’s missing mass
Scientists have been searching for the missing mass for decades.
Discovering Wassonite
On December 1969, the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition found several meteorites in the Yamato Mountains in Antarctica.
