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An international team of astrophysicists has discovered hundreds of mysterious structures in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

An international team of astrophysicists has discovered hundreds of mysterious structures in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Neutron stars are created when massive stars reach the ends of their lives and are composed of the densest matter in the known universe.

If they exist, intermediate-mass black holes likely devour wayward stars like a messy toddler — taking a few bites and then flinging the remains across the galaxy — a new Northwestern University-led study has found.In new 3D computer simulations, ast

(CNN) — Black holes have a reputation for snacking on stars, but some of these celestial garbage disposals may be messier than others, according to...

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

The 2023 Grad Slam application is scheduled to open on January 9th, 2023.

Astronomy Magazine recognized physics and astronomy Prof. Wen-fai Fong as one of 25 “Rising Stars in Astronomy” for her specialization in transients, according to a Northwestern news release Thursday.  Transients are defined as extremely quick phenomena, including short gamma-ray bursts and fast radio bursts.  “It has been thrilling to interact with the universe as it...

About 1.1 billion light years away, two neutron stars merged. The collision stripped material off the neutron stars, resulting in a kilonova explosion and a gamma-ray burst. But when the GRB was identified on Earth in 2021, a team led by Northwestern researchers noticed something unusual.  The GRB lasted about 50 seconds, a time period...