A supermassive black hole that’s 10 million times the mass of the Sun is hurtling through space, leaving a trail of gas that’s spawning newborn stars in its…
Read more Runaway Black Hole Escapes Its Galaxy—and It’s Leaving Baby Stars in Its WakeA couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion star. Since then, researchers have been toiling away at characterizing Betelbuddy—finding that with each…
Read more Betelgeuse’s Newfound Sidekick Is Weirder Than We ThoughtBy studying the chemical composition of an odd, dying star, astronomers discovered that it had been feasting on what used to be an icy, Pluto-like object. Nature can…
Read more ‘Dead’ Star Caught Snacking on Pluto-Like Object