Astronomers detect the closest example yet of a black hole devouring a star
The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.
The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.
The 2D map of this “disk wind” may reveal clues to galaxy formation.
Current measurements of black holes are not enough to nail down how the invisible giants form in the universe, researchers say.
The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
The findings will help scientists trace a black hole’s evolution as it feeds on stellar material.
Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.
The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the lightest exoplanets found to date.
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
Regardless of size, all black holes experience similar accretion cycles, a new study finds.
Shooting beams of ions at proton clouds may help researchers map the inner workings of neutron stars.
Lesson learned from the CHiPS survey must inform future cluster searches, researchers say.
MIT scientists present exoplanet data at the 237th American Astronomical Society meeting.
Findings suggest the first galaxies in the universe were more massive than previously thought.
MIT-led NASA mission finds a multi-planetary system that could be an “ideal laboratory” to study planetary formation and evolution.
Results significantly narrow the range of possible places to find the hypothetical dark matter particles.