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Scientists capture sun-like star swallowing a planet whole

Scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet whole. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their observations of what appeared to be a gas giant around the size of Jupiter or bigger being eaten by its star. The sun-like star had been ...

03 May 2023 at 16:25

First black hole triple system ‘challenges understanding of how they form’

The first “black hole triple” system has been spotted by physicists some 8,000 light-years away, challenging the current understanding of how these space objects form. Most black holes are usually part of a pair, made up of a black hole and a ...

23 Oct 2024 at 16:24

Giant impact could have formed the moon more rapidly, new simulations indicate

Scientists have used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the moon’s origin. The study suggests a giant impact could have formed a moon-like body more rapidly, placing it into orbit around ...

04 Oct 2022 at 15:18

Scientists find tiny but very bright galaxy using James Webb Space Telescope

Researchers have discovered a tiny galaxy with big star power using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy is the smallest ever discovered at this distance – about 500 million years after the Big Bang. Using first-of-their-kind ...

13 Apr 2023 at 19:00

Astronomers produce most sensitive radio image ever of ancient star cluster

Astronomers have created the most sensitive radio image ever of an ancient star cluster. The image is of the second brightest globular cluster in the night sky – known as 47 Tucanae. A previously undiscovered radio signal from the centre ...

16 Jan 2024 at 11:13

Scientists map violent nebula to discover how stars were formed 10bn years ago

Astronomers have mapped violent star formation outside our galaxy. The researchers unveiled intricate details of the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, using new observations from the Atacama Large ...

15 Jun 2022 at 19:37

James Webb Space Telescope spots scorching swirling clouds on remote planet

Swirling hot sand clouds have been detected on a distant planet by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers pinpointed silicate cloud features in the distant planet’s atmosphere. They found that the atmosphere is constantly ...

22 Mar 2023 at 17:24

‘Closest black hole’ system to Earth found to contain no black hole – study

There is no black hole in the system previously thought to house the closest black hole to Earth, astronomers have found. In 2020, a team led by European Southern Observatory (ESO) astronomers reported the closest black hole to ...

02 Mar 2022 at 09:55

James Webb Space Telescope detects ‘most distant active supermassive black hole’

Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The CEERS 1019 galaxy existed about 570 million years after the Big Bang, and its black hole is ...

06 Jul 2023 at 15:00

Cosmic explosion that blinded space instruments ‘may be the brightest ever seen’

A cosmic explosion two billion light years from Earth that blinded space instruments may be the brightest ever seen, astronomers have said. The blast produced a pulse of intense radiation that swept through the solar ...

28 Mar 2023 at 21:24

Ireland

Irish astronomers aided ‘remarkable discovery’ of new planet

The unexpected detection of a new planet has been hailed as a “remarkable discovery” by Irish astronomers who were involved in its identification. The newly spotted planet, named WISPIT 2b, is estimated to be about ...

26 Aug 2025 at 11:00

Ireland

Galway lecturer part of space research to shed new light on formation of planets

A Galway-based lecturer is part of an international team of astronomers who have shed new light on a complex process of planet formation. Dr Christian Ginski, lecturer at the University of Galway, helped capture ...

05 Mar 2024 at 13:00

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