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Pairs of Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies May Be Rarer Than Previously Thought

September 21, 2015 at 4:24 pm | News Release

There may be fewer pairs of supermassive black holes orbiting each other at the cores of giant galaxies than previously thought.

Astronomers Discover How Lowly Dwarf Galaxy Gets Concentrated Star Power

September 9, 2015 at 5:00 pm | News Release

Dwarf galaxy WLM reveals its star-forming secrets.

Artist's conception of a pulsar and white dwarf

Gravitational Constant Appears Universally Constant, Pulsar Study Suggests

August 6, 2015 at 6:08 pm | News Release

GBT helps study gravity in distant star system.

Artist's impression of material flowing from a companion star onto a neutron star

Neutron Stars Strike Back at Black Holes in Jet Contest

August 4, 2015 at 6:00 am | News Release

Some neutron stars may rival black holes in their ability to accelerate powerful jets of material to nearly the speed of light.

Artist conception of an aurora over the polar region of a brown dwarf.

Astronomers Discover Powerful Aurora Beyond Solar System

July 29, 2015 at 5:00 pm | News Release

Astronomers have discovered the first aurora ever seen in an object beyond our Solar System. The aurora, similar to the famous “Northern Lights” on Earth, is 10,000 times more powerful than any previously seen.

Brown Dwarfs, Stars Share Formation Process, New Study Indicates

July 23, 2015 at 3:51 pm | News Release

Astronomers using the Very Large Array have discovered jets of material ejected by still-forming young brown dwarfs.

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