When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. (main) drawing of a neutron star (inset) radio image of the S-shaped precession jet ejected by the neutron star Circinus X-1. | Source: Fraser Cowie Astronomers have captured for the first time a strange S-shaped jet emanating from a… Read More »
The first data has arrived from a new telescope array. The Condor Array revealed a striking view of a distant dwarf nova; The scene offers astronomers a stunning new, ultra-low-brightness view of the universe. Condor consists of six refracting telescopes combined by computers to form a giant telescope cluster that can detect and study objects… Read More »
The artist’s impression consisted of a star with a disk around it (a “vampire” star of type Be; in the foreground) and its companion star stripped of its outer parts (in the background).ESO/L. in calcha Type Be stars, called “vampire” stars, are believed to strip away the mass of a nearby star. Scientists are trying… Read More »