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Astronomers detect hot gas bubble around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

Astronomers have detected a hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. They say the finding helps to us to better understand the mysterious environment of the black hole called Sagittarius A*. The observations suggest ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:00

‘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 Earth, located ...

02 Mar 2022 at 09:55

Furthest ever detection of a galaxy’s magnetic field – study

Astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach Earth. It is seen as when the universe was just 2.5 billion years old. Researchers say the result provides ...

06 Sept 2023 at 16:00

New type of star gives clues to mysterious origin of magnetars

A new type of star is shedding light on the mysterious origin of magnetars – the strongest magnets in the universe. Magnetars are super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields, and can be found all over the Milky Way. ...

17 Aug 2023 at 19:00

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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 images of more ...

05 Mar 2024 at 13:00

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 ...

15 Jun 2022 at 19:37

Astronomers unveil most detailed map of the Milky Way

Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy “forever”. The infrared map contains more than 1.5 billion objects, including newborn stars, ...

26 Sept 2024 at 13:18

Astronomers witness ‘sudden awakening’ of massive black hole in far-away galaxy

Astronomers believe they may have witnessed a massive black hole wake up and become active in a far-away galaxy. The cosmic event was first spotted in 2019 when a US telescope detected an “unusual brightness” around ...

18 Jun 2024 at 17:49

New image captures a ‘dark wolf’ in the cosmic sky

Astronomers have unveiled an image of a giant cloud of space gas and dust that creates the illusion of a wolf-like silhouette against a colourful cosmic backdrop. Nicknamed the Dark Wolf Nebula, the cloud is in the ...

31 Oct 2024 at 13:00

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