Astronomers Find New Streams of Many Stars in Milky Way, Map Dark Matter

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Astronomers have identified many that were previously hidden constellations on the outskirts of the Milky Way. These long, faint strings of stars, remnants of ancient constellations and constellations, could reveal the secrets of the evolution of this galaxy and the invisible dark matter that connects it. The new study, led by Yingtian “Bill” Chen of … Read more

Pulsars to extremes: Dead spinning stars receive radio signals bursting from the ‘edges of their magnetic reach’

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Astronomers have discovered that rapidly spinning dead neutron stars at the heart of pulsars can emit radio signals from their edges. The finding could overturn decades of thinking that suggested pulsars only blast radiation from near their surface and at their poles. Pulsarslike everyone else neutron starsthey are created when they are big stars run … Read more

Supermassive black holes may date back to massive, ancient stars

Supermassive black holes may date back to massive, ancient stars

a black hole: A region of space with such a strong magnetic field that nothing or radiation (including light) can escape. cancer: Any of more than 100 different diseases, each characterized by rapid, uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. The progression and growth of cancer, also known as malignancies, can lead to swelling, pain and death. … Read more