A new class of stellar explosions, termed “millinovas,” has been identified by scientists, according to reports. These events, described as being 100 times brighter than the Sun, were spotted during a study involving data from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE). Findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on December 12. The discovery occurred … Read more
Two mysterious light sources detected on the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud have been identified as previously unknown supernova remnants. The discovery was made using the European Space Agency’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton after observations revealed unexpected X-ray emissions. Supernova remnants are formed when massive stars explode, creating shock waves that ionise and compress surrounding … Read more
detected, leaving astronomers searching for answers. The sudden burst of energy was identified while analysing archival data from NASA’S Chandra X-ray Observatory, revealing a cosmic event that occurred more than 20 years ago. The flash, designated XRT 200515, originated from the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Waysituated approximately 160,000 light-years … Read more
A hidden black hole may exist in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Evidence has emerged through the discovery of hypervelocity stars at the edge of the Milky Way, which appear to have been propelled by a yet-undetected supermassive black hole within the LMC. These runaway stars, moving at … Read more