A black hole has shredded a massive star like it was “preparing a snack for lunch,” according to a team of scientists at the American Astronomical Society’s annual meeting (5–8
A black hole has shredded a massive star like it was “preparing a snack for lunch,” according to a team of scientists at the American Astronomical Society’s annual meeting (5–8
Have you ever found something unexpected in your hamburger? Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) were surprised to discover the very earliest phases of giant planet formation between
One of the main questions in exoplanet science concerns M dwarfs (red dwarfs) and the habitability of exoplanets that orbit them. These stars are known for their prolific and energetic
Stars and planets are linked together in their formation, evolution, and even in their demises. But many of the details behind this are yet to be revealed. New research outlines
Without a better grasp of stellar flaring, our understanding of exoplanet habitability is at an impasse. Red dwarfs are the most numerous type of star in the galaxy, and they
There is a strong relation between the size of a galaxy’s black hole and the motion of stars in the galaxy’s core, known as the M-sigma relation. It turns out
The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it’s also the star we understand the most. As we’ve observed it over the centuries, we’ve learned that the sun is
arXiv:2512.15858v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Despite numerous search campaigns based on a diverse set of observational techniques, exomoons – prospective satellites of extrasolar planets – remain an elusive and hard-to-pin-down
The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG–6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black hole’s extreme gravity and the
A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine






