Astronomers have obtained new information about the formation of planets around twin stars orbiting each other. Although we are familiar with planets orbiting a single central star (similar to the arrangement of our solar system), more than 50% of the stars in the universe are found in binary systems, meaning they have a companion star.… Read More »
Scientists used artificial intelligence to create a three-dimensional model of an energetic explosion, or flare, occurring around the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). This 3D model could help scientists develop a clearer picture of the turbulent environment that generally forms around supermassive black holes. The material orbiting Sgr A* is found… Read More »
Astronomers have discovered the first example of a rotating disk of material feeding a young star in a galaxy outside the Milky Way. The disk is nearly identical to those found around baby stars in the Milky Way and shows that stars and planets form in other galaxies just as they do in our own.… Read More »