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News

Science–2019

Science
April 10, 2019

Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole — Japanese researchers contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87

The first image of the shadow of the black hole in the center of M87 taken with EHT.

Science
April 3, 2019

Simulations Find Mechanism of Brightest Flashes in Universe

Figure: Artist’s impression of a high-speed jet.

Science
April 2, 2019

WIMPs Beat MACHOs for Control of the Universe

The only gravitational lensing event observed in this survey.

Science
March 28, 2019

Congratulations it’s Twins! Binary Stars Born Together

Fifure: ALMA’s view of the IRAS 07299-1651 star-forming cloud and the massive binary system at its center.

Science
March 20, 2019

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star Formation and the Rich Dust from Ancient Stars

ALMA and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the distant galaxy MACS0416_Y1.

Science
March 14, 2019

ALMA Observes the Formation Sites of Solar-System-like Planets

ALMA image of the dusty disk around the young star DM Tau. You can see two concentric rings where planets may be forming.

Science
March 14, 2019

Astronomers Discover 83 Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe

Subaru Telescope image of distant quasar. It shows a lonely quasar in the early Universe, 13.05 billion light-years away from Earth. The other objects in the field are mostly foreground stars and galaxies.

Science
March 12, 2019

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Enables Investigation of the Origin of Heavy Elements

Artist’s impression of a kilonova caused by a neutron star merger.

Science
February 28, 2019

Hiding Black Hole Found

Artist’s impression of a gas cloud swirling around a black hole.

Science
February 26, 2019

Two-Gun Baby Star Solves Stellar Mystery

Figure: Artist’s impression of the baby star MMS 5/OMC-3.

Science
February 5, 2019

Retreating Snow Line Reveals Organic Molecules around Young Star

Science
January 29, 2019

Missing-Link in Planet Evolution Found

Figure: Artist’s impression of the newly discovered object.

Science
January 1, 2019

Early Protostar Already has a Warped Disk

Figure:Artist’s impression of a warped disk around a protostar.