10 July 2017
First glimpse at how gravity effects star formation
... will eventually amass enough material to form a protostar. Examples of these huge dusty filaments are ubiquitous in the Milky Way, but so far astronomers have not seen the process in action. That is until now. Using the Jansky...
21 July 2017
A new way to search for gravitational waves?
...is an ambitious mission to chart a three-dimensional map of our Galaxy, by measuring the positions and distances of stars in the Milky Way with unprecedented precision. So far, so good. But what does this have to do with gravitational waves you might...
09 August 2017
Stars orbiting Sgr A* hint at relativistic effects
... times that of the Sun and located 26 000 light-years from Earth, resides at the centre of our Milky Way. Although the existence of Sagittarius A* (or Sgr A* for short) was inferred much earlier, it is these details – its mass...
30 August 2017
Star formation history of the Universe revealed
... are known for a much higher rate of star formation compared to relatively sedate galaxies like our own Milky Way, making these structures ideal laboratories in which to study the interplay between gas, dust, and stars and...
