LB-1: The Hα line that cast doubt on a 68 solar mass black hole
LB-1, a Milky Way binary system, was presented in 2019 as a potential host for a black hole of approximately 68 solar masses. The controversy cen...
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LB-1, a Milky Way binary system, was presented in 2019 as a potential host for a black hole of approximately 68 solar masses. The controversy cen...
The James Webb Space Telescope identified Beta Pictoris d through molecular signals, not merely as a bright spot. Its mass and orbit remain estim...
NASA’s exoplanet page says that more than 6,300 worlds have been confirmed in the Milky Way. The figure sums up three decades of discoveries, but...
High-contrast observations with the NIRC2 instrument at the W. M. Keck Observatory confirm Elias 2-24 b, a previously proposed planetary candidat...
Several sugars were identified in samples from asteroid Bennu, including glucose for the first time in an extraterrestrial sample. Researchers al...
The James Webb Space Telescope identified Beta Pictoris d mainly through the chemical fingerprint of its atmosphere. Follow-up observations and a...
An ESO notice dated 24 March 2026 reports two planets forming around the young star WISPIT 2. Its description says one had already been detected...
The available sources range from official NASA and ESO pages to media and popular-science outlets. Together, they make it possible to explain som...