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Cosmic discovery solves black hole mystery that had perplexed scientists

A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole in a discovery that solves a mystery which had perplexed astronomers for years. The breakthrough was made by an ...

10 Oct 2024 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Astronomers catch rare ‘hiccuping’ star in action for the first time

A giant “hiccuping” star has been documented for the first time in the final stages of its life before exploding by an international team of astronomers, including from Queen’s University Belfast. The rare cosmic event, which only occurs ...

18 Dec 2024 at 07:19

Northern Ireland

Cosmic discovery solves black hole mystery that had perplexed scientists

10 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Belfast astronomer to take part in groundbreaking asteroid mission

A Belfast-based astronomer is to take part in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first planetary-defence mission, to help ward off the threat of an asteroid crashing into Earth. Professor Alan Fitzsimmons from the Astrophysics ...

03 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINED: How the moon could have been formed

Scientists have used the most detailed supercomputer simulations yet to reveal an alternative explanation for the moon’s origin. The study suggests a giant impact could have formed a moon-like body more rapidly, placing it ...

05 Oct 2022 at 12:22

Arts & Entertainment

Scorching swirling clouds spotted on remote planet

Swirling hot sand clouds have been detected on a distant planet by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers pinpointed silicate cloud features in the distant planet’s atmosphere. They found that the atmosphere is ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:42

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