Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.
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“Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason.”
The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.
“Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean.”
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“It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe.”
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“Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger.”
The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an “astronomer’s best friend,” according to the European Southern Observatory.
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“In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here.”
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It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.
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“Dark matter can be red hot when it is born, but still have time to cool down before galaxies begin to form.”