A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe in recent years. A “X-ray dot” found by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory could explain what the hundreds or potentially thousands of these objects are. A paper describing the…
Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins will be among the stars competing for the Mirrorball Trophy. “Summer House’s” Miller and “The Traitors” contestant Higgins — both publicly betrayed by men they trusted on their shows — are the first celebrities joining Season 35 of “Dancing With the Stars.” Disney announced the new season Wednesday during Hulu’s…
Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. A paper describing the results published Monday in The Astrophysical Journal. Unlike in the new movie “Project Hail Mary,” this quieting…
Dying stars can emit a powerful jet of radiation, as seen in an artist’s impression Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Astronomers think they have seen a type of explosion produced by a dying star called a dirty fireball for the first time, and it could help us understand how massive stars die. When a massive star runs…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows a neutron star at the heart of a pulsar and its strong magnetic field beaming radiation from its poles as it spins. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Astronomers have discovered that rapidly spinning…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. There’s a “forbidden” oddball planet about 282 light-years away from Earth. The Jupiter-esque planet known as TOI-5205 b is the first exoplanet of its kind with an atmosphere containing far fewer heavy elements than similarly sized objects, as well…
An artist’s impression of star formation in the early universe Adolf Schaller for STScI/NASA Astronomers have had the most compelling glimpse yet of some of the universe’s first stars. These are unlike any other stars we have seen and could help us understand crucial properties about the early universe, such as how massive the earliest…
