Category: astrophysics

Two dead, dancing stars challenge astronomers' expectations

Post author By Randall
Post date July 25, 2019
Categories In astronomy, astrophysics, binary, binary stars, caltech, dwarf star, gear, gravitational waves, Space, star, Tech, Video, white dwarf, zwicky transient facility

[ad_1] Stars still have plenty of surprises despite (or perhaps, because of) advances in astronomy. Researchers using Caltech's Zwicky Transient Facility have discovered a binary white dwarf system 8,000 light-years away, ZTF J1539+5027, where the two dead… [ad_2] Source link

Scientists think some supermassive black holes didn’t start as stars

Post author By Randall
Post date June 28, 2019
Categories In astrophysical journal letters, astrophysics, black hole, direct-collapse, formation, Research, Space, stellar, supermassive black hole, Tech, tomorrow, universe, western university

[ad_1] In the most simple terms, the model suggests that supermassive black holes formed “very, very quickly over very, very short periods of time” and then stopped suddenly. “Supermassive black holes only had a short time period where they were able to grow fast and then at some point, because of all the radiation in […]

Neil deGrasse Tyson will continue with ‘Cosmos’ after investigation

Post author By Randall
Post date March 16, 2019
Categories In astrophysics, av, cosmos, cosmos possible worlds, cosmospossibleworlds, Entertainment, fox, gear, misconduct, nationalgeographic, neildegrassetyson, Science, sexual misconduct, sexualmisconduct, Space, startalk, Tech, Television, Tv
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[ad_1] The investigation started in December 2018 after Katelyn Allers and Ashley Watson came forward with allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, including groping (described as “creepy” rather than assault) and attempts at persuasion. It also resurfaced an allegation of rape from Tchiya Amet in 2014. DeGrasse Tyson said he remembered the two newly disclosed incidents […]