A string of small gas clouds near the Milky Way’s central black hole has puzzled astronomers for years. Now, new observations ...
Astronomers have traced a chain of enigmatic gas clouds near Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s central black hole, to a massive contact binary star system known as IRS 16SW. Observations and simulations ...
A bizarre planet defies cosmic norms: scientists have confirmed a giant planet orbiting in reverse around one star in a close binary system—an arrangement previously thought impossible. Using advanced ...
Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our sun hosts our solar system, and if you look more broadly, groups of stars make up huge structures such as ...