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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 star formation and fast-moving particles are influen…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks 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 cluster far from its galaxy’s center. This event, calle…
Published on 5 months 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 causing the universe to expand. New analysis sugg…
Published on 5 months, 1 week 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 detected the most massive black hole merger ever s…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks 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 shared publicly. Researchers also propose a new ty…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks 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-frequency gravitational waves—tiny ripples in space tha…
Published on 6 months 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 clarity. Designed to lead the Legacy Survey of Space…
Published on 6 months, 1 week 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 radio telescope will detect when it starts observing t…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks 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-held belief of an inevitable head-on collision betwee…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks 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 space, transforming a musical symbol of cosmic eleganc…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago