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Science February 16, 2023
Tadpole Playing Around Black Hole
A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving around a space devoid of any bright objects. This suggests that the Tadpole is orbiting a dark object, most likely a black hole 100,000 times more massive than the Sun. Future observations will help determine what is responsible for the shape and motion of the Tadpole.
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Science February 3, 2023
Outflows from Baby Star Affect Nearby Star Formation
New observations show an outflow of high-speed gas from one baby star colliding with a nearby dense cloud of gas where other stars are in the process of being born. These observations clearly show the outflow from a baby star affecting a neighboring star forming cloud.
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Science January 27, 2023
Starry Tail Tells the Tale of Dwarf Galaxy Evolution
A giant diffuse tail of stars has been discovered emanating from a large, faint dwarf galaxy. The presence of a tail indicates that the galaxy has experienced recent interaction with another galaxy. This is an important clue for understanding how so called “ultra-diffuse” galaxies are formed.
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Science January 11, 2023
Model-Independent Method to Weigh Protoplanetary Disks
Astronomers have found a way to directly measure the amount of gas in protoplanetary disks without needing to make assumptions about the relative amounts of different types of gas, making this method more accurate and robust than previous methods.
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Science December 15, 2022
Machine Learning Reveals How Black Holes Grow
Machine learning has deduced the rules governing the relationship between the growth of a galaxy and the growth of the supermassive black hole at its center. The tight correlation between the two growth rates found in this research confirms a decades-old theory.
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Science November 22, 2022
International Team Observes Innermost Structure of Quasar Jet
An international team of scientists has observed the narrowing of a quasar jet for the first time by using a network of radio telescopes across the world. The results suggest that the narrowing of the jet is independent of the activity level of the galaxy which launched it.
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Science November 14, 2022
Gold-rich Stars Came from Ancient Galaxies
Recently, hundreds of gold-rich stars have been detected by state-of-the-art telescopes worldwide. New simulations of galaxy formation, with the highest resolution in both time and mass, show that these gold-rich stars formed in progenitor galaxies, small galaxies which merged to create the Milky Way.
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Science October 27, 2022
Rare Earth Element Synthesis Confirmed in Neutron Star Mergers
A group of researchers has, for the first time, identified rare earth elements produced by neutron star mergers.
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Science September 30, 2022
A Day at the Beach for Life on Other Worlds
New simulations show that truly Earth-like exoplanets with oceans and continents, and beaches along the boundaries, may be much more common around red dwarfs than previously expected. This means ongoing and future exoplanet survey missions can expect to find multiple Earth-analogs for further study before the end of the decade.
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Science September 9, 2022
Is Over-Eating to Blame for Bulges in Milky Way Bar?
A new simulation conducted on the world’s most powerful supercomputer dedicated to astronomy has produced a testable scenario to explain the appearance of the bar of the Milky Way. Comparing this scenario to data from current and future space telescopes will help clarify the evolution of our home Galaxy.