March 2017
Planetary nebulae may hold clue in search of helium-3
... that produce 3He and the timescales involved, the numbers tell us that the 3He abundance in the Galaxy right now, should be at least a factor of five higher than what it was after the big bang nucleosynthesis...
27 March 2017
Most massive and 'purest' brown dwarf found
...known as SDSS J0104+1535, was spotted on the fringes of our Galaxy in a region known as the halo, which is made up of...larger undiscovered population of extremely ‘pure’ brown dwarfs from our Galaxy's ancient past. “We really didn't expect to see brown...
09 August 2017
Stars orbiting Sgr A* hint at relativistic effects
...to the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, say that the star may show the subtle effects predicted... very small details on faint objects like the centres of galaxies with its high sensitivity performance. GRAVITY is already making high...
13 November 2017
Powerful outburst points to new class of high-energy transients
...are thought to originate in the innermost regions of their host galaxies, but what exactly created them is still under question. ...(AGN). AGN are the power houses at the centres of galaxies and they are thought to result from the accretion of matter...
24 March 2021
For the first time, astronomers image magnetic fields around M87 black hole
...down this process to show how jets larger than the galaxy are launched from its central region. “We are now seeing... space can drive powerful jets that extend far beyond the galaxy,” says Monika Mościbrodzka, Coordinator of the EHT Polarimetry Working ...
12 July 2022
Star billing for first Webb picture
... time to almost the very edge. A tantalising taster image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb's First Deep Field, was...date.” Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. “We are now even...
