Can JWST see galaxies made of primordial stars?
All stars are composed of mostly hydrogen and helium, but most stars also have measurable amounts of heavier elements, which astronomers lump into the category of "metals." Our sun has more metals than most stars because the nebula from which it form.....»»
When will Killers of the Flower Moon stream on Apple TV+?
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone. The film hit theaters in October. The three-and-a-half-hour epic is wrapping up its run across thousands of cinemas worldwide. But w.....»»
Apple TV+ orders fifth season for darkly comedic spy thriller "Slow Horses"
Apple's critically acclaimed spy thriller "Slow Horses" has been renewed for a fifth season shortly after its season three debut.Image Credit: Apple TV+"Slow Horses" stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the head of Slough House, which is a division of.....»»
NASA telescopes start the year with a double bang
A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B for short) and is part of a larger region of space where stars have.....»»
Magnetic fields in the cosmos: Dark matter could help us discover their origin
The mini-halos of dark matter scattered throughout the cosmos could function as highly sensitive probes of primordial magnetic fields. This is what emerges from a theoretical study conducted by SISSA and published in Physical Review Letters......»»
The early universe was surprisingly filled with spiral galaxies, research suggests
If we could travel far beyond our galaxy, and look back upon the Milky Way, it would be a glorious sight. Luminous spirals stretching from a central core, with dust and nebulae scattered along the spiral edges. When you think about a galaxy, you prob.....»»
Want to get into stargazing? A professional astronomer explains where to start
There are few things more peaceful and relaxing than a night under the stars. Through the holidays, many people head away from the bright city lights to go camping. They revel in the dark skies, spangled with myriad stars......»»
A cat video highlighted a big year for lasers in space
NASA has invested more than $700 million in testing laser communications in space. Enlarge / Taters, the orange tabby cat of a Jet Propulsion Laboratory employee, stars in a video beamed from deep space by NASA's Psyche spacecraf.....»»
Sodium"s high-pressure transformation can tell us about the interiors of stars, planets
Travel deep enough below Earth's surface or inside the center of the sun, and matter changes on an atomic level......»»
Hubble captures throng of spiral galaxies
This Hubble Picture of the Week features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC 1356; the two apparently smaller spiral galaxies flanking it are LEDA 467699 (above it) and LEDA 95415 (v.....»»
JWST sets a new record, sees newly forming stars in the Triangulum galaxy
Our Milky Way bristles with giant molecular clouds birthing stars. Based on what we see here, astronomers assume that the process of star creation also goes on similarly in other galaxies. It makes sense since their stars have to form somehow. Now, t.....»»
Russian stars" semi-naked party sparks wartime backlash
Russian stars" semi-naked party sparks wartime backlash.....»»
Further evidence for quark-matter cores in massive neutron stars
Neutron-star cores contain matter at the highest densities reached in our present-day universe, with as much as two solar masses of matter compressed inside a sphere of 25 km in diameter. These astrophysical objects can indeed be thought of as giant.....»»
New study shows Small Magellanic Cloud is actually two smaller galaxies
A large international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has found evidence showing that the Small Magellanic Cloud is not a single galaxy—it is actually two, one behind the other. The group has written a paper describing their work and posted.....»»
Ancient stars could make elements with atomic masses greater than 260
The first stars of the universe were monstrous beasts. Comprised only of hydrogen and helium, they could be 300 times more massive than the sun. Within them, the first of the heavier elements were formed, then cast off into the cosmos at the end of t.....»»
Ancient stars could make elements with more than 260 protons
The first stars of the universe were monstrous beasts. Comprised only of hydrogen and helium, they could be 300 times more massive than the sun. Within them, the first of the heavier elements were formed, then cast off into the cosmos at the end of t.....»»
Researchers study a million galaxies to find out how the universe began
A team of researchers has analyzed more than 1 million galaxies to explore the origin of the present-day cosmic structures, as reported in a recent study published in Physical Review D as an Editors' Suggestion......»»
What happens if you put a black hole into the sun?
In a hypothetical scenario, small, primordial black holes could be captured by newly forming stars. An international team, led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, has now modeled the evolution of these so-called "Hawking star.....»»
‘Rebel Moon’ stars on the unsung heroes of epic fight scenes
Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' stars Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Michiel Huisman and more talk about their stunts. The cast of Zack Snyder's Netflix space opera Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire — Sofia Boutel.....»»
‘Rebel Moon’ stars on being part of Zack Snyder’s slow-mo universe
'Rebel Moon' cast talk about it's like to film one of Zack Snyder's iconic slow-mo shots. The cast of Zack Snyder's Netflix space opera Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire — Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Michie.....»»
Following a star: Study explores the remarkable ways traditional cultures use their environment to navigate
A study has shed new light on remarkable feats of navigation from cultures across the world: from sailors in the Marshall Islands using wave patterns to navigate the vast Pacific Ocean to indigenous communities in Alaska using stars to find their way.....»»