Halley’s Comet’s Cousin: Unveiling the Secrets of 12P/Pons-Brooks
Comets are very small objects, only a few kilometers wide, orbiting the Sun. They are mostly concentrated where the orbits of all planets finish. Comets are very small objects, only…
Chinese Astronomers Discover Smallest Star Ever in Exotic Binary System
A team of astronomers led by researchers from Tsinghua University in China has identified the smallest star ever observed. In a groundbreaking discovery, a team of astronomers led by researchers…
China’s Space Telescopes Accurately Measures Brightest Gamma-ray Burst
The burst, which originated 2.4 billion light years from Earth, is rarely observed astronomical event because of its brightness and close proximity, according to Zhang Shuangnan. A gamma-ray burst (GRB)…