A nearby just-named black hole that we discovered earlier this year has just been demolished. After re-analyzing the data, separate teams of scientists concluded that the system in question named HR6819 did not contain black holes. Instead, they have discovered that it is possible. There are two stars with a …
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The mystery of a galaxy that shouldn’t exist can now be solved. Dragon Fly 44, an obscure galaxy found in 2016 containing 99.99 percent dark matter, has been closely re-examined, showing lower and more normal proportions of dark matter. This means that we do not need to modify our models …
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Most of the exoplanets we’ve confirmed to date have never really looked straight. We confirm their presence through indirect means, such as their effect on their host star. But now, astronomers have released images of exoplanets found indirectly. It is not just an impressive feat of skill and technique. The …
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Germangendra is like the earth surrounded, but the whole galaxy has been rinsed. A huge, high-velocity stream of gas is wrapped around the Milky Way, about 200,000 light-years away, most of the way. We know where it comes from, more or less. It is very closely linked to the large …
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How do you study something invisible? This is a challenge facing astronomers studying the subject of darkness. Although dark matter contains 85 percent of all things in the universe, it does not interact with light. It can only be seen by the effect of gravity on light and other things. …
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