Vanishing star turns directly into a black hole
An illustration of a star that collapsed, forming a black hole. The black hole is at the centre, unseen. Surrounding it is a dust shell moving away from the black hole and gas being pulled toward it. Credit: Keith Miller, Caltech/ IPAC – SELab. A team of astronomers...
Public take the lead in discovery of new exploding star
Full GOTO-North node under the skies of La Palma. Credit: K Ulaczyk (2024). An 8.5 mag amplitude dwarf nova has been identified in real time by amateur astronomers via the Kilonova Seekers. Previously described as playing astronomical ‘spot the difference,’ Kilonova...
New data may hold key to the history of the Universe
Night-time long exposure of the open Samuel Oschin Telescope dome at Palomar Observatory in California. Credit: Palomar/ Caltech. A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe....