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Pulsating Snake: First millisecond pulsar discovered in the galactic center

Phys Dot Org 22 Apr 2024
Astronomers from the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) report the discovery of a new millisecond pulsar in the "Snake"—a radio filament in the galactic center ... in the galactic center.
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Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action

Phys Dot Org 22 Apr 2024
Provided by International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research ... Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action (2024, April 21) retrieved 21 April 2024 from https.//phys.org/news/2024-04-giant-galactic-explosion-exposes-galaxy.html.
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AI and physics combine to reveal the 3D structure of a flare erupting around a ...

Phys Dot Org 22 Apr 2024
ALMA is one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. However, because of the vast distance to the galactic center (more than 26,000 light-years), even ALMA does not have the resolution to see Sgr A*'s immediate surroundings.
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Luminous quasar PDS 456 explored with MUSE

Phys Dot Org 03 Apr 2024
Quasars, or quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) are active galactic nuclei (AGN) of very high luminosity, emitting electromagnetic radiation observable in radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths.
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Astronomers find 10 new millisecond pulsars in globular cluster Terzan 5

Phys Dot Org 02 Apr 2024
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected 10 new millisecond pulsars in a Galactic globular cluster known as Terzan 5.
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This New Map of 1.3 Million Quasars Is A Powerful Tool

Universe Today 18 Mar 2024
SMBHs aren’t always actively drawing material to them, an act known as ‘feeding.’ But when an SMBH is actively feeding, it’s called an active galactic nucleus (AGN.) When the material in the disk rotates, it heats up.
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Astronomers propose a 50-meter submillimeter telescope

Phys Dot Org 13 Mar 2024
Some parts of the universe only reveal important details when observed in radio waves ... They need a radio telescope that's just one single, massive dish. Many astronomical objects emit radio waves.
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Observations explore radio jet of a powerful quasar

Phys Dot Org 26 Feb 2024
Quasars, or quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) are active galactic nuclei (AGN) of very high luminosity, emitting electromagnetic radiation observable in radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths.
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What is a quasar and how it forms, easy explanation

The Cleveland American 24 Jan 2024
A quasar is an incredibly luminous galactic nucleus formed by a supermassive black hole that absorbs matter, thus illuminating distant galaxies in the early stages of the universe ... are radio telescopes ...
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Britain’s Space Programme On Schedule

Eweekly 23 Jan 2024
The story continues. ... Scout rocket ... Dr Graham Smith of Cambridge University’s Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory is in charge of an experiment to measure galactic noise ... .
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A Primordial Dark Matter Galaxy Found Without Stars

Universe Today 16 Jan 2024
“What we do know is that it’s an incredibly gas-rich galaxy,” said Green Bank Observatory’s Karen O’Neil, an astronomer studying this primordial galactic object ... Made from data collected by the Arecibo Radio Telescope.
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Mysterious fast radio burst originated from ‘blob-like’ collection of seven galaxies

CNN 10 Jan 2024
An unusual galactic group The galaxies in the group seem to be interacting and could even be in the process of merging, which might have triggered the fast radio burst, according to the researchers.
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Mystery of bizarre radio circles in space may finally have been solved

New Atlas 09 Jan 2024
It’s not often that space throws something entirely new at you, but in 2019 that’s exactly what happened when astronomers discovered a completely unknown phenomenon they called odd radio circles (ORCs) ... These radio circles might not be so odd anymore.
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Scientists may have solved mystery of unknown radio waves from space

Black Hills Pioneer 09 Jan 2024
Mysterious radio waves the size of several galaxies could be galactic winds from stars that exploded billions of years ago, according to new research ... This simulation provides a possible explanation for the origin of odd radio circles.
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Scientists ‘crack billion-year-old code’ behind mysterious giant radio waves

Metro UK 08 Jan 2024
Mysterious radio waves the size of several galaxies could be galactic winds from stars that exploded billions of years ago, according to new research ... Computer simulations demonstrating galactic winds ...
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