The two exoplanets in the PDS 70 system are sweeping up material as they go to sizes up to 17 times that of Jupiter
Deep Space
Deep Space
Astronomy
Astronomers observe the diffuse glow of the Universe
The Lyman-alpha emission from dim clouds of hydrogen in space has offered a new and interesting view of the Universe
Solar System
Very Large Telescope uses new optics to gather strikingly sharp images
ESO commemorate the newly installed adaptive optics on the Very Large Telescope by imaging celestial objects in remarkable detail
Deep Space
Scientists successfully test Einstein’s general relativity outside the Milky Way
By comparing the mass of ESO 325-G004 with the curvature of space around it, the astronomers found that gravity on these astronomical length-scales behaves as predicted by general relativity
Astronomy
Structure of Saturn Nebula more complex than initially thought
Astronomers have observed the ‘star death’ in finer detail then ever before
Deep Space
Supermassive black holes thrive in ‘jellyfish’ galaxies
Astronomers have unearthed a new process for how a galaxy feeds the supermassive black hole at its core