NGC 6302 is also known as the Butterfly Nebula and is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The "Butterfly Nebula" is witnessing a dramatic star demise, expelling a vast envelope ...

M87* black hole shows dynamic plasma ring shifts from 2017-2018 Gas spirals inward, defying the black hole's rotation in some instances Advanced modelling reveals turbulent feeding mechanisms near M87 ...

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"At this point, it's 'Let's pay a lot of attention, let's get as many assets as we can observing it,'" Bruce Betts, chief scientist of The Planetary Society, told AFP. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the ...

The current scientific consensus points to the existence of a planetary system for every star in our galaxy. Astronomers are now looking for exoplanets that are easier to characterize or have ...