The encounter with the Sun of the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks VIDEO
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reached the point of its orbit closest to the Sun on 21 April. Before this moment, while it was still near Jupiter, it
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reached the point of its orbit closest to the Sun on 21 April. Before this moment, while it was still near Jupiter, it
A record-breaking black hole was hiding in the Milky Way just 2,000 light years away, so far unnoticed: it is the most massive black hole
The age of a galaxy determines how the stars within it orbit: the older it is, the more chaotic their movement is. This is demonstrated
The smallest stellar earthquake ever recorded so far has been detected: it shook an orange dwarf 11.9 light-years away from Earth, causing oscillations on its
The mystery of the origin of the most powerful gamma ray burst ever detected, which hit the Earth’s atmosphere on 9 October 2022, has now
“Discovering the first stars of the Universe with the James Webb space telescope” is the theme of the last appointment of the 2024 edition of
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 652 million euros to 255 researchers working in cutting-edge fields: these are the Advanced Grants, some of the
When the Sun dies, Mercury and Venus will be swallowed up: the same fate will most likely befall the Earth, while some asteroids in the
Signals never seen before have been picked up by a ‘super-magnetic’ star previously thought to be dormant: it is a magnetar, a very dense neutron
Like a true king, the Sun will wear an exceptional ‘crown’ to make the highly anticipated total eclipse that will be visible from North America