Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets

Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets

washington —  Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant galaxy — the largest such jets ever spotted, extending about 140 times the diameter of our vast Milky Way galaxy. The black hole resides at the heart of a galaxy about 7.5 billion … Read more

NASA: Unveiling TDEs: How a supermassive black hole consumed a star 9 billion light-years away

NASA: Unveiling TDEs: How a supermassive black hole consumed a star 9 billion light-years away

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole, located 9 billion light-years away, amid a cosmic feast as it devours one of the largest stars ever observed in a ‘tidal disruption event’ (TDE). This rare phenomenon, designated AT2023vto, is marked by the black hole shredding a star roughly nine times the mass of our Sun and … Read more

James Webb Space Telescope images massive Jupiter-like planet in a triple-body system

James Webb Space Telescope images massive Jupiter-like planet in a triple-body system

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have imaged a planet that is, relatively speaking, in our galactic backyard — and that fresh data has led to new details about this massive “cold” Jupiter. The gas giant exoplanet has the unceremonious name of Epsilon Ind Ab. Epsilon (or “Eps”) is the fifth letter in the Greek … Read more

Exploring Nasa's latest exoplanet marvels: 6 fascinating discoveries unveiled

Exploring Nasa's latest exoplanet marvels: 6 fascinating discoveries unveiled

On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplanet confirmations to over 5,500 in just a few decades, this new milestone marks another major step in the journey to … Read more

Exploring Nasa's latest exoplanet marvels: 6 fascinating discoveries unveiled

Exploring Nasa's latest exoplanet marvels: 6 fascinating discoveries unveiled

On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplanet confirmations to over 5,500 in just a few decades, this new milestone marks another major step in the journey to … Read more

This UBC grad has discovered thousands of likely planets across our cosmos

This UBC grad has discovered thousands of likely planets across our cosmos

At 30 years old, Michelle Kunimoto already has more than 3,000 planet candidates under her belt. Inspired by science fiction and curiosity, the University of British Columbia astronomy graduate is passionate about searching for exoplanets — bodies orbiting stars outside our own solar system. She’s currently leading a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hunting for them. … Read more