by Ethan Kwan | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog
Most galaxies cluster int groups, and our Milky Way is no different, being one of the 30 that make up the Local Group. So, lets look at the really interesting galaxies in the Local Group! Andromeda: Wowie… Quick Facts: Also Called: M31, NGC 224 Type: Spiral...
by Ethan Kwan | Oct 6, 2020 | Blog
This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image to the upper-right of Proxima itself. Proxima b...
by Ethan Kwan | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
An international team of astronomers using TESS (the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and the retired Spitzer space telescope, found an object orbiting a white dwarf. A white dwarf is an object that is created very violently, with something called a...
by Ethan Kwan | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
At the centre of a far off galaxy, a black hole is slowly consuming a disk of gas. Ultrahot Particles gather close to the black hole, above and below the disk creating two x-ray bursts: that can be seen from across the galaxy. But some astronomers watched in awe as...
by Ethan Kwan | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
A new type of galaxy has been found in the cosmic wilderness. Dubbed “Super Spirals”, these galaxies dwarf our own galaxy, and compete in size with the largest in the universe! Super Spirals can shine with anywhere from eight to 14 times the Milky Way!...
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