New Dwarf Planet Discovery Challenges Planet Nine Hypothesis
Discovery of a new potential dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system has posed the greatest challenge yet to the hypothesis that a ninth planet lurks far…
Astronomers Detect Methane in the Atmosphere of the Nearest T Dwarf Star to Earth
The scientists have found methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18 −101000.5, the T dwarf closest to Earth. The study was published in the online preprint journal arXiv on March…
First Future Type 1a Supernova Detected: White Dwarf Pair to Collide in 23 Billion Years
Two pair of compact white dwarf stars were located around 150 light-years from Earth. They have been identified by a group of astronomers. The two stars are orbiting each other.…
X-ray Signal from Helix Nebula Suggests Planet Was Destroyed by White Dwarf
An unusual X-ray signal detected from the Helix Nebula for over four decades has now been linked to the destruction of a planet by the white dwarf at its center.…
Astronomers Discover Largest Collection of Missing Link Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies
A significant breakthrough has been reported in the field of astrophysics with the identification of a vast collection of feeding black holes located in the centres of dwarf galaxies. These…
Dwarflab’s DWARF III smart telescope – Astronomy Now
The most versatile smart telescope yet? In just seven years, Chinese-based Dwarflab has grown from an optoelectronic start-up run by a group of young PhD entrepreneurs designing mobile phone microscopes…
High-Resolution Observations Provide New Insights into Brown Dwarf HD 206893 B
High-resolution spectroscopic observations have offered a deeper understanding of HD 206893 B, a brown dwarf orbiting the star HD 206893. The Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC) was used by…
High-Resolution Observations Provide New Insights into Brown Dwarf HD 206893 B
High-resolution spectroscopic observations have offered a deeper understanding of HD 206893 B, a brown dwarf orbiting the star HD 206893. The Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC) was used by…
Five Dwarf Galaxies Found in a Rare Alignment, Challenges Current Cosmic Models
Astronomers have identified a rare phenomenon involving five dwarf galaxies positioned in a near-linear arrangement, resembling a cosmic string of pearls. Located approximately 117 million light-years from Earth, these galaxies…
2,300-Year-Old Dwarf Statuette from Alexandria Reveals Ptolemaic Art Insights
A 2,300-year-old marble statuette discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, has offered new insights into how dwarves were perceived during the Ptolemaic period (332–150 B.C.). Depicting a muscular, nude dwarf in motion,…