The creation of a black hole is intrinsically tied to the lifecycle of very massive stars. During what is known as the main sequence lifetime of a star it is using hydrogen as a fuel for a process ca… [+1551 chars]
The largest full moon of 2022 put on quite a show for moongazers all over the world Wednesday (July 13). Known as the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon or Hay Moon, the July full moon appeared big and bright … [+1253 chars]
Astronomers from the University of Warwick reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the "rocking shadow" effect that describes how disks in forming planetary systems are oriented, and how they move around thei… [+2744 chars]
40 with 29 posters participating Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick &… [+4305 chars]
A team of astronomers have used the ALMA telescope to find a slowly-rotating galaxy in the early universe. That galaxy is the youngest ever found with a measured rotation, and it’s much slower than p… [+2115 chars]
A novel, quantum-based vacuum gauge system invented by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has passed its first test to be a true primary standardthat is, intrins… [+8085 chars]
