WOH G64, one of the largest stars known, was fading. Astronomers thought it was dying. They were wrong.
Sandeep K S
Jan 28
1 min read
The Enigma of WOH G64 solved. Once thought to evolve into a rare yellow hypergiant, this record-breaking red supergiant reveals its true nature through erratic fading and spectral changes. Using the SALT telescope, scientists detected titanium oxide, confirming it remains a cool red supergiant. The unusual activity is traced to a hidden companion star altering its atmosphere.
What if a galaxy could exist without the brilliant stars that normally make galaxies visible? Cloud-9 may offer astronomers one of the most intriguing examples yet. Located near the spiral galaxy M94,
What if a galaxy could exist without the brilliant stars that normally make galaxies visible? Cloud-9 may offer astronomers one of the most intriguing examples yet. Located near the spiral galaxy M94, this mysterious hydrogen-rich object appears to contain enormous amounts of gas while producing almost no detectable starlight.
Astrophysicists have completed ASTRID, the largest cosmological hydrodynamic simulation ever run, tracing the universe from the cosmic dawn ($z=99$) down to the present day ($z=0$). By resolving 166 billion particles across 815 million light-years, ASTRID unveils how supermassive black holes co-evolve with galaxies and sculpt the cosmic web.
Scientists have uncovered the first robust evidence of a black hole and neutron star crashing together while orbiting in an oval path, challenging long-standing assumptions about cosmic pair formation.
Most neutron star-black hole pairs are expected to adopt circular orbits long before merging, their orbits slowly rounded out by the constant emission of gravitational waves over millions of years.
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