‘In the News’ Archives

The first stars were thought to be massive, short-lived, and composed of only hydrogen and … “All of the first stars might not have been massive”

Interactions between supernovae and black holes must be exceedingly rare. But that’s the only explanation … “A Distant Star Explodes While Swallowing Its Black Hole Companion”

A star exploding at the end of its life has rocked the cosmos like no … “Supernova Reveals What The Inside of a Star Really Looks Like”

In 2023, astronomers recorded one of the most extraordinary space explosions they had ever seen. … “Star Trying to Swallow a Black Hole May Have Triggered a New Type of Supernova”

A recent discovery by a team of astronomers centres on a galaxy cluster called CHIPS 1911+4455, … “Supermassive Black Hole Caught in The Act of Switching on”

What was the early universe like? Astronomers thought the first stars were gigantic and drifted in … “Surprisingly chaotic early universe had supersonic turbulence”

We live in an age of exoplanet discovery, and have discovered several thousand planets orbiting … “Rogue Planets Can Spawn Their Own Planetary Systems”

If detecting exoplanets was easy, then we should have a complete understanding of the planetary … “The JWST Found Evidence Of An Exo-Gas Giant Around Alpha Centauri, Our Closest Sun-Like Neighbor”

Around three decades ago, we weren’t certain that other stars had planets orbiting them. Scientists … “This Newborn Planet Is Carving Out A Home In Its Protoplanetary Disk”

You’d think a star wouldn’t stand a chance against a supermassive black hole. But astronomers have … “Star survives black hole, returns for another round”