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ASKAP radio continuum image of ORC 1 (contours) overlaid onto a DES 3-color composite image. Two galaxies of interest: ‘C’ lies near the center of ORC 1 and ‘S’ coincides with the southern radio peak. Image credit: Norris et al, arXiv: 2006.14805.

New Class of Radio-Astronomical Objects Discovered: Odd Radio Circles

Jul 13, 2020 by Natali Anderson

An international team of astronomers has discovered an unexpected new class of radio-astronomical objects, consisting of a circular disk, which in some...

This Hubble image shows the free-floating evaporating gaseous globule J025027.7+600849. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the near-infrared and optical parts of the spectrum. Three filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Sahai.

Hubble Spots Rare ‘Free-Floating Evaporating Gaseous Globule’

Jul 13, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured an outstanding image of J025027.7+600849 (J0250 for short), a rare type of stellar...

Siraj & Loeb explore the possibility that accretion flares resulting from the tidal disruption of small Oort Cloud bodies by a putative primordial black hole could power an observable optical signal that could be searched for with the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Image credit: Sci-News.com / Zdeněk Bardon / ESO.

Astronomers Develop Method to Detect Tiny Black Holes in Outskirts of Our Solar System

Jul 13, 2020 by News Staff

Amir Siraj and Professor Avi Loeb from the Department of Astronomy at Harvard University have developed a new method to search for primordial black holes...

This image from the WISPR instrument on board NASA’s Parker Solar Probe shows comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on July 5, 2020, shortly after its closest approach to the Sun. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Naval Research Lab / Parker Solar Probe / Brendan Gallagher.

Parker Solar Probe Sees Comet NEOWISE’s Twin Tails

Jul 10, 2020 by News Staff

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured unique images of comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and its two tails. This image from the WISPR instrument on board NASA’s...

This image of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was captured on July 09, 2020 by Raman Madhira at Ray’s Astrophotography Observatory. Image credit: Raysastrophotograhy / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Comet NEOWISE Now Visible to the Unaided Eye

Jul 10, 2020 by News Staff

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), a recently-discovered visitor from distant parts of our Solar System, is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. This image...

An artist’s impression of the flaring red dwarf AD Leonis, also known as Gliese 388 and BD+20 2465. Image credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

Astronomers Observe Superflare on Nearby Red Dwarf AD Leonis

Jul 9, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of astronomers in Japan has detected 12 stellar flares, including a so-called superflare, on AD Leonis, an M-dwarf star located just 16 light-years...

Stellar streams arcing high over the Milky Way Galaxy are remnants of accreted dwarf galaxies and star clusters. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, SSC & Caltech.

Astronomers Find Stellar Stream of Extragalactic Origin in the Vicinity of the Sun

Jul 9, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of astronomers from Israel and the United States has discovered a vast stream of 250 stars of extragalactic origin in the vicinity of our Solar...

Two Interacting Gas Giants Orbit Sun-Like Star WASP-148

Jul 9, 2020 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using the SuperWASP-North telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain, and the SOPHIE spectrograph at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence,...

Dwarf planet Sedna. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt, SSC-Caltech.

New Research Helps Explain Peculiar Orbits and Clustering of Outer Solar System’s Detached Objects

Jul 8, 2020 by News Staff

Our Solar System contains a large population of icy bodies stretching well beyond the orbit of Neptune. These objects are remnants from the early formation...

An artist’s impression of a pair of orbiting white dwarfs, ZTF J153932.16+502738.8. Image credit: Caltech / IPAC.

White Dwarfs are Primary Source of Carbon in Milky Way, Astronomers Say

Jul 7, 2020 by News Staff

Astronomers have analyzed a few carbon-oxygen white dwarfs in Milky Way’s old open clusters, and their findings help shed new light on the origin of...

This composite image of Jupiter combines five JunoCam images taken on June 2, 2020, between 6:56 a.m. EDT (3:56 a.m. PDT) and 7:25 a.m. EDT (4:25 a.m. PDT). Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Kevin M. Gill / CC BY.

New Oval-Shaped Feature Spotted on Jupiter: Clyde’s Spot

Jul 6, 2020 by News Staff

An astronomer from South Africa has discovered a new ‘white oval’ in the southern hemisphere of the gas giant Jupiter. Jupiter as captured...

An artist’s impression of the super-Neptune exoplanet TOI-1728b. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Astronomers Find Largest Super-Neptune Yet around Red Dwarf Star

Jul 6, 2020 by Natali Anderson

Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and several ground-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered and confirmed a warm super-Neptune...

This Hubble image shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7513. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Three filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / M. Stiavelli.

Hubble Snaps Image of Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 7513

Jul 6, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking photo of a bright, barred spiral galaxy called NGC 7513. This Hubble image shows the barred...

An artist’s impression of the atmosphere of Antares. As seen with the naked eye (up until the photosphere), Antares is around 700 times larger than our sun, big enough to fill the Solar System beyond the orbit of Mars (Solar System scale shown for comparison). But ALMA and VLA showed that its atmosphere, including the lower and upper chromosphere and wind zones, reaches out 12 times farther than that. Image credit: NRAO / AUI / NSF / S. Dagnello.

Radio Telescopes Reveal Lukewarm Atmosphere of Nearby Red Supergiant Star Antares

Jul 3, 2020 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have created the most detailed...

This multiwavelength mosaic, which combines more than 750 ALMA radio images and 9 Hubble infrared images, shows the star protocluster G286.21+0.17. ALMA reveals molecular clouds (purple) and Hubble reveals stars and glowing dust (yellow and red). Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / Y. Cheng et al / AUI / NSF / S. Dagnello / NASA / ESA / Hubble.

ALMA and Hubble Capture Celestial Fireworks in Massive Stellar Protocluster

Jul 2, 2020 by News Staff

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have observed G286.21+0.17, a massive...

An artist’s impression of NGTS-4b and its star. Image credit: Mark Garlick / University of Warwick.

Remnant Core of Giant Planet Found Orbiting Sun-Like Star TOI-849

Jul 2, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

The newly-discovered planetary core, named TOI-849b, is a gas giant that was either stripped of its gaseous atmosphere or that failed to form one in its...

This illustration shows how the ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b sees its host star. Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Chris Smith, USRA.

Ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b Has Two Summers and Two Winters Every 36 Hours

Jul 1, 2020 by News Staff

New observations from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have enabled astronomers to improve their understanding of the bizarre environment...

Giant Starspots May Explain Bizarre Dimming of Betelgeuse

Jun 30, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new paper published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters points to the changes in the photosphere of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse as the source...

This illustration shows what the luminous blue variable star in PHL 293B could have looked like before its mysterious disappearance. Image credit: L. Calçada / ESO.

Massive Variable Star Mysteriously Disappears from Distant Dwarf Galaxy

Jun 30, 2020 by News Staff

Using the X-SHOOTER and the ESPRESSO (Echelle Spectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet- and Stable Spectroscopic Observation) instruments on ESO’s Very Large...