100 years ago, we first learned that stars were made of hydrogen and helium. The discovery was made by 24-year-old student Cecilia Payne, who published a thesis that contradicted the leading scientific theories of the era—and laid the foundation for the next century of stellar astrophysics.
As a girl, I was obsessed with astronomy. It’s the only hobby or topic I’ve been consistently interested in since childhood. I wish I would have learned more about women in the field and their discoveries. Even when I learned about some of their discoveries, such as what stars are made of, I don’t recall women being mentioned. Hmmm…
The closest SMBHs ever observed in different wave lengths.
Researchers led by Anna Trindade Falcão of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, have observed the closest pair of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) with separation confirmed in different wavelengths. The pair inhabits in the galaxy MCG-03-34-64, located 800 million light-years away, and have a separation of around 100 parsecs (more or less 326 light-years).
The findings have been published in The Astrophysical Journal (9 September, 2024).
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📰 Recent Article Spotlight: By observing high-redshift objects, telescopes like NASA's JWST allow us to look into the past and learn more about galaxy formation, matter distribution, and dark matter & energy.
✨ Using data from JWST, Maja Seweryna Zielinska (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh) used the photometric redshift and spectral energy distribution (SED) of objects observed across three surveys to find high-redshift galaxies, resulting in 46 candidate objects being found at redshifts greater than z = 9.5. Such galaxy candidates could be some of the first galaxies formed in our universe.
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A Tour of Cygnus X-1 | NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
FriendsofNASA.org: Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1. Cygnus X-1 is a black hole about 15 times the mass of the Sun in orbit with a massive blue companion star. Astronomers used several telescopes, including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, to study Cygnus X-1. The combined data have revealed the spin, mass, and distance of this black hole more precisely than ever before.
Stephen William Hawking (1942–2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author. He was the director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.
Cygnus X-1 is a so-called stellar-mass black hole, a class of black holes that comes from the collapse of a massive star. The black hole pulls material from a massive, blue companion star toward it. This material forms a disk that rotates around the black hole before falling into it or being redirected away from the black hole in the form of powerful jets.
Astrophysics, scientists have determined the spin of Cygnus X-1 with unprecedented accuracy, showing that the black hole is spinning at very close to its maximum rate. Its event horizon—the point of no return for material falling towards a black hole—is spinning around more than 800 times a second.
Video Credit: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
Duration: 1 minute, 37 seconds
Release Date: Nov. 28, 2011
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This discovery is truly groundbreaking! Capturing a close-up image of WOH G64 outside our galaxy not only highlights the precision of modern astronomical instruments like ESO's GRAVITY but also opens new doors for studying stellar evolution in extreme environments. Understanding stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light-years away, allows us to compare stellar lifecycles across different galactic conditions.
What excites me most is how this achievement pushes the limits of observational astronomy, It's a reminder of how far we've come in exploring the cosmos and how much more there is to learn. For space enthusiasts and researchers, this is a monumental step toward unraveling the mysteries of our universe.
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Exciting Astrophysics Discovery: A Close-Up View Beyond Our Galaxy! ✨
Astronomers have captured the first-ever close-up image of a star outside our galaxy, marking a monumental achievement in observational astronomy. This discovery not only provides a rare glimpse into stellar evolution in other galaxies but also offers insights into the formation and lifecycle of stars in extreme environments.
Image of star WOH G64 captured by the GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer. This is the first close-up picture of a star outside our own galaxy. It's located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, over 160,000 lightyears away
Such advancements push the boundaries of our understanding of the universe and demonstrate the power of modern astronomical techniques.
What excites you most about this discovery? Let’s connect and discuss how this impacts our understanding of the cosmos!
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Cosmic Dust: Pioneers of Galactic Magnetic Fields ✦
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Recent advancements in astrophysics have highlighted cosmic dust's pivotal role in cosmic evolution. Research suggests early stars produced "dust batteries," expelling dust that sparked magnetic field generation, driving galactic structure development and enhancing our understanding of cosmic history.
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A Tour of Cygnus X-1 | NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
FriendsofNASA.org: Over three decades ago, Stephen Hawking placed, and eventually lost, a bet against the existence of a black hole in Cygnus X-1. Cygnus X-1 is a black hole about 15 times the mass of the Sun in orbit with a massive blue companion star. Astronomers used several telescopes, including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, to study Cygnus X-1. The combined data have revealed the spin, mass, and distance of this black hole more precisely than ever before.
Stephen William Hawking (1942–2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author. He was the director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.
Cygnus X-1 is a so-called stellar-mass black hole, a class of black holes that comes from the collapse of a massive star. The black hole pulls material from a massive, blue companion star toward it. This material forms a disk that rotates around the black hole before falling into it or being redirected away from the black hole in the form of powerful jets.
Astrophysics, scientists have determined the spin of Cygnus X-1 with unprecedented accuracy, showing that the black hole is spinning at very close to its maximum rate. Its event horizon—the point of no return for material falling towards a black hole—is spinning around more than 800 times a second.
Video Credit: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
Duration: 1 minute, 37 seconds
Release Date: Nov. 28, 2011
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The James Webb Space Telescope has begun to unveil the secrets of planetary formation. These first images not only showcase technological brilliance but also open new avenues for research and development in aerospace and astrophysics.
Professionals in the field, tell us, what implications do you see these findings having on future space missions and our understanding of the universe?
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The most distant black hole merger seen to date.
Researchers led by Hannah Übler of the University of Cambridge, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), have made the most distant detection of a black hole merger. The system is known as ZS7, and it contains two colliding galaxies with their supermassive black holes (SMBH) when the universe was just 740 million years old. One of the SMBH has around 50 million solar masses, and the other, while not so clearly seen because it's buried in dense gas, is supposed to be quite similar.
This discovery was from observations made as part of the Galaxy Assembly with NIRSpec Integral Field Spectroscopy program. The findings have been published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (16 May, 2024).
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1moAs a girl, I was obsessed with astronomy. It’s the only hobby or topic I’ve been consistently interested in since childhood. I wish I would have learned more about women in the field and their discoveries. Even when I learned about some of their discoveries, such as what stars are made of, I don’t recall women being mentioned. Hmmm…