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Giant Stars, Solar Electrons, and Gravitational Waves as an Alternative to Cosmic Inflation
Season 2 Episode 235
Gisnt Binary Stars Locked in Rapid Orbit:
Astronomers are studying a massive, binary star system called NGC 3603-A1, located in a dense, star-forming …
7 months, 1 week ago
This Week in Astronomy: Bennu - A Time Capsule, Hunting Cosmic Rays with Neutrinos and Before the Big Bang
Season 2 Episode 234
Bennu: A Time Capsule from the Early Solar System: Asteroid Bennu is made of material from different regions of the solar system and even from other …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
This week in Astronomy: Dark Matter Clues, Star vs Black Hole, and Roman Telescope’s Cosmic Quest
Season 2 Episode 233
Cosmic Clues in the Hunt for Dark Matter:
Scientists used light from distant black holes passing through galaxy clusters to search for axions—possible…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
This Week in Astronomy: Earliest Known Black Hole Found, Clumpy Galaxy in Early Universe and Stars Born Tilted
Season 2 Episode 232
In this week we'll be covering:
Astronomers discovered the most distant confirmed black hole, dating back 13.3 billion years. It lies in a tiny, brigh…
8 months ago
This Week in Astronomy: Milky Way’s Core, Planet Nine, and First Molecule
Season 2 Episode 231
Magnetic Map of the Milky Way’s Core: Scientists created the first detailed map of magnetic fields near the center of the Milky Way, revealing how st…
8 months, 1 week ago
Twis Week in Astronomy - Rare Black Hole, Moon-Bound Telescope And An Interstellar Object
Season 2 Episode 230
In this week:
Rare Black Hole Feeding on a Star – Scientists observed a rare intermediate-mass black hole (HLX-1) tearing apart a star in a star clust…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Twis Week in Astronomy: Dark Energy Might Be Changing, Hidden Star Orbiting Betelgeuse and Rocky Planets Forming
Season 2 Episode 228
Dark Energy Might Be Changing Over Time
Scientists have combined data from over 2,000 exploding stars to better study dark energy—the mysterious force…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
This Week in Astronomy: Dark Matter, Biggest Black Hole Merger and Hidden Galaxies
Season 2 Episode 230
Scientists propose that "dark dwarfs"—brown dwarfs powered by dark matter—could reveal what dark matter is made of. Meanwhile, LIGO and its partners …
9 months ago
This Week in Astronomy: SPHEREx, Dark Dwarfs and an Interestellar Object
Season 2 Episode 227
NASA's new SPHEREx telescope is mapping the entire sky in infrared, helping scientists study the origins of stars, planets, and life—and the data is …
9 months, 1 week ago
This Week in Astronomy: Hidden Gravitational Waves, Dark Matter Black Holes and First Stars
Season 2 Episode 225
Scientists are developing new ways to explore hidden aspects of the universe. One approach uses powerful superconducting magnets to detect high-frequ…
9 months, 2 weeks ago