At a distance of 5.5 billion light-years from the universe, a series of telescopes have captured a bright flash of short gamma-ray explosions. It reminds us that we are reminded of the Kilonova explosion associated with the neutron star collision, which we discovered on the back of a historic history …
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The discovery of the extraordinary Exoplanet LTT 9779B was first announced a month ago. Just 260 light-years away, the planet was immediately pegged as an excellent candidate for a follow-up study of its exotic atmosphere. But it turns out we didn’t have to wait too long to learn more. The …
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Scientists have so far measured the short-term unit: the time it takes lighter particles to cross a hydrogen atom. That time, for the record, is 247 zeptoseconds. One zeptosecond is a trillion, or decimal point, in the billions of another, followed by 20 zeros and 1. Previously, researchers had dived …
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In the wake of recent fluctuations in the brightness of the BattleJues, astronomers have scrutinized the star’s vital figures, and found something surprising. According to a team of researchers led by Australian Australian National University (ANU), the results change some important things about our favorite red company. “The actual physical …
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From our single benefit location of the universe, the three-dimensional location is really difficult to understand. We can easily map the stars in relation to each other, but it is very difficult to know which is near and which is far. One way to determine the distance of objects in …
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