Dancing with the (Six) Stars, or, a 200 year story of the Castor system
Astronomers study the orbits of a sextuplet system, an absurdly complex arrangement of six stars in orbit around one another, in order to measure their masses once and for all.
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Astronomers study the orbits of a sextuplet system, an absurdly complex arrangement of six stars in orbit around one another, in order to measure their masses once and for all.
Your backyard-style black hole is easily made from a fairly massive star. But how do you get a really massive black hole, maybe even a supermassive one?
Today's paper presents "echoes" coming from a supernova in the nearby galaxy Centaurus A.
Hot off the press! Read all about a newly discovered ultra-short period, massive Super-Earth that lives in middle of the radius valley.
Ever wondered how worsening climate change will affect your work? Some astronomers asked themselves the same question!