When a black hole winks at you: Variability identified in supermassive black hole in Andromeda galaxy
A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...
Space.com on MSN22d
Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: 'It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice'
"We thought they were basically all going to be fried because the entire universe turned into a vat of boiling oil." ...
Astronomy16d
Andromeda has a new faintest satellite galaxy
Astronomers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way’s closest major galactic neighbor, and it has broken the record for the ...
Techno-Science.net16d
Like "a human the size of a grain of rice," this galaxy is incomprehensible
A team of astronomers recently uncovered an exceptionally small and faint dwarf galaxy located approximately 3 million light-years away from us. This discovery, named Andromeda XXXV, could well shake ...
The Weather Network on MSN10h
Weather Network meteorologist's name is now written among the stars
Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn has been a part of The Weather Network's forecasting team for over two decades. She is also well ...
How Edwin Hubble Proved the Universe Is Bigger Than We Thought
A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of ...
Phys.org24d
Small, faint and 'unexpected in a lot of different ways': Dwarf galaxy discovery forces rethink of cosmic evolution
A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we thought we had learned from our own galaxy. This new knowledge comes ...