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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…
11 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…
11 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…
11 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 …
1 year 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 …
1 year 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…
1 year ago
This Week in Astronomy: Vera Rubin First Images, The Hunt for Planet Nine and Universe’s First Stars
Season 2 Episode 225
The Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile has released its first dazzling images, showcasing star-forming nebulae and galaxy clusters with unprecedented cl…
1 year ago
This Week in Astronomy: Simulating the Universe’s First Light, Through Cosmic Lenses and Ancient Water
Season 2 Episode 224
In this week, we'll be covering:
Simulating the Universe’s First Light with SKA-Low Scientists created an advanced simulation of what the SKA-Low radi…
1 year, 1 month ago
This Week in Astronomy: The Fate of Milky Way, The Biggest Map of The Universe and A New Eye on the Universe
Season 2 Episode 223
This episode explores the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of our universe. First, we delve into the surprising new research challenging the long-hel…
1 year, 1 month ago
This Week in Astronomy; The Watlz Among the Stars, Following Gravitational Waves and Missing Black Holes
Season 2 Episode 222
The Waltz Among the Stars To honor Johann Strauss II’s 200th birthday, the European Space Agency broadcast his iconic waltz The Blue Danube into spac…
1 year, 1 month ago