19 January 2016
Giant double-planet system around an evolved star detected by astronomers
... evolution, whereby mass-loss from the evolving central star disrupts the planetary orbits causing them to migrate outwards. It ... not get too close to their neighbours to cause significant disruption. The number of multi-planet systems found to date, ...
05 October 2016
Neutron star natal kicks could be the catalyst for binary formation and new gravitational wave sources
... born neutron stars indicate that these ultra-compact objects get a significant velocity kick at birth, that disrupts any close by companion, while subsequently giving rise to a new type of promptly appearing eLISA gravitational wave (GW) source...
13 November 2017
Powerful outburst points to new class of high-energy transients
...times more energetic than typical explosions or from stars that are disrupted by a central supermassive black hole. However, there are ... explanation to account for the results, but if a tidally-disrupted star was to blame, then the team say that it ...
26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
... and as they do so, they change wind patterns and cause disruptions. Similarly, when the Sun’s surface erupts in solar flares, ...make their way towards Earth with the potential to disrupt our space environment. Such influences are not only difficult...
11 July 2018
High hopes for Hi-C mission to reveal secrets of the Sun
... not only just our weather but the solar flares can also disrupt radio, GPS communications and satellites that disseminate mobile phone signals. ...anticipate them and, in the future, design technology better equipped to withstand these disruptions.”
23 August 2019
Energetic eruption helps astronomers peer deep within Jupiter's atmosphere
...2017. After it reached the surface, it caused large-scale disruption in the belt that lasted for weeks, giving astronomers the ...ALMA to study the atmosphere below the plume and the disrupted belt at radio wavelengths, De Pater and her colleagues ...
