12 star-gobbling black holes shining in infrared light

12 star-gobbling black holes shining in infrared light

[ad_1] Back to Article List The work shows tidal disruption events are more widespread across different types of galaxies than previously observed. Credit: Courtesy of Megan Masterson, Erin Kara, et al At the heart of nearly all large galaxies lies a supermassive...
ESA – Earth from Space: Dubai

ESA – Earth from Space: Dubai

[ad_1] This false-colour image acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows the city of Dubai and its surroundings in the United Arab Emirates.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more. Dubai is one of the...
The harmonic beauty of orbital resonance, explained

The harmonic beauty of orbital resonance, explained

[ad_1] Music from planetary orbits, created by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory. Planets orbit their parent stars while separated by enormous distances – in our solar system, planets are like grains of sand in a region the size of a football field. The...