Star formation peaked 8-10 billion years ago, declined due to exhaustion of atomic hydrogen: Study
• 4 years agoThe team used the upgraded GMRT to measure atomic hydrogen content of galaxies seen as they were 8 billion years ago.
LOFAR telescope detects stars being born in far off galaxies in the ancient Universe
• 4 years agoResearchers said that we are seeing galaxies as they were billions of years ago, back when they were forming most of their stars
Understanding exoplanets: Unraveling the mysteries of planets that are hotter than stars
• 4 years agoKelt-9 b might've formed away from its parent star and had a violent past with collisions happening as it migrated inwards.
Elusive neutron star remnants of famous Supernova 1987A finally found, scientists claim
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoIn a decade, scientists expect to be able to see emissions from the pulsar better, to back their hypothesis with evidence.
'Ghost particle' spotted in 2019 traced to shredded star by neutrino observatory in Antarctica
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoThe high-energy neutrino was shot out across the cosmos, travelling over 700 million light-years to an observatory below the South Pole.
Astronomers observe magnetar J1818 that is exhibiting very unusual activity
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoJ1818 was emitting unusual pulsar-like radio waves in May but by June, it had started flickering between magnetar and pulsar-like properties.
Seven rocky planets of TRAPPIST-1 might be similar but they aren't the same: Study
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoThey have interest researchers since 2017 when it was discovered that three of the seven planets are located in the theoretical "habitable zone".
Newly discovered Earth-like rogue planet might be smallest free floating world
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoOf the many rogue planets found, they are mostly massive in size, often ranging from two to 40 times the mass of Jupiter.
ESO telescopes capture the stunning moment a black hole devoured, ripped apart a star
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoWhile the idea of a black hole sucking in a nearby star sounds like science fiction, but it is exactly what happens in a tidal disruption event.
Scientists find two dozen ‘superhabitable’ exoplanets located over 100 light-years away
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoLooking among the 4,500 known exoplanets, 24 planets were shortlisted that ranged from anywhere between five billion years and eight billion years old.