Long-term light curve of J150052 from 2008. Credit: Cao et al, 2022 Using NASA’s Chandra and ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescopes, astronomers from Radboud University in the Netherlands and elsewhere made X-ray observations of a tidal disturbance event designated 3XMM J150052.0+015452, or J150052 for short. The results show that J150052 was triggered by a rapidly rotating …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February was the result of a star straying too close to a supermassive black hole, meeting its untimely end there as it …
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There is growing evidence that galaxies grow by merging with other galaxies. Telescopes like Hubble have captured dozens of interacting galaxies, including well-known galaxies like Arp 248. The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way, and a new study shows our neighbor has consumed other galaxies at two distinct epochs. “A …
Andromeda contains the remnants of a recent “feeding event” Read More »
