Scientists launched the first set of gamma photon data acquired by the Dark Matter Particle Explorer.Credit: DAMPE CollaborationFor the very first time, in May of 2021, China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Collaboration directly observed a spectral softening of helium nuclei of around 34TeV. Now, we have even more excellent news from the satellite-based...
How unusual is our Solar System? In about 30 years since planets were first discovered orbiting stars besides our Sun, we have found that planetary systems are prevalent in the Galaxy. However, most of them are pretty different from the Solar System we know.The worlds in our Solar System revolve around the Sun in...
Fast-moving debris from a supernova explosion triggered by a stellar collision crashes into material thrown out earlier, and the shocks cause bright radio emission seen by the VLA. Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSFAstronomers have found remarkable evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way right into the center of a companion star...
