Ions of elements such as nitrogen, oxygen and carbon within the gas clouds absorb the quasar's ultraviolet light and get pushed away as a consequence. I Zwicky 1 is the nearest quasar offering ...

Modern astronomy has clung to the belief that the relativistic outflows or jets, responsible for the existence of ...

As a result, the closest companion galaxies around some quasars ... To conduct their study, the researchers turned to the quasar VIK 2348–3054, located around 12.8 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, known as Barnard's star. The newly discovered exoplanet has around half the mass of Venus, which classifies ...

Utilizing DECam's massive field of view, the team conducted the largest on-sky area search ever around an early-Universe quasar in an effort to measure the density of its environment by counting ...

In 2016, astronomers found a planet orbiting the nearest star to Earth in this system, called Proxima Centauri. Graphic representation of the relative distances between the nearest stars and the Sun.

Utilizing DECam's massive field of view, the team conducted the largest on-sky area search ever around an early-universe quasar in an effort to measure the density of its environment by counting ...

The narrow gap between the candidates has prompted experts and commentators to say this is the closest presidential election history in decades, if not more than a century. It is an "incredibly ...

Oct. 18, 2024 — Physicists have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large clouds around neutron stars. These axions could form an explanation for the elusive dark ...

The closest supermoon of the year will soon loom large and bright in the autumn sky. October’s hunter’s moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m. ET Thursday, but the silvery orb ...