Recent astronomical discoveries have provided significant insights into the dynamics of celestial phenomena. Astronomers have observed the collision of black holes, an event so powerful it caused space-time to 'jiggle'. In related research, evidence has been found that blue supergiant stars, some of the most massive stars in the universe, can form through the merger of two stars. Additionally, data from the Hubble Space Telescope revealed that brown dwarfs, which are larger than Jupiter but not massive enough to ignite like a star, tend to lose their orbiting companions over time due to gravitational interactions with passing stars. Moreover, a groundbreaking detection identified 18 black holes consuming nearby stars, more than doubling the known instances of such tidal disruption events in the vicinity of our universe.
What happens when dying stars collide in space https://t.co/fdhor5clIV
Astronomers find evidence that blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars More: https://t.co/cqlAk30OZN https://t.co/b6Zs1KcJaJ
Astronomers spot 18 black holes gobbling up nearby stars: The detections more than double the number of known tidal disruption events in the nearby universe. https://t.co/XoWC5tQ95q https://t.co/dECA2udYoS
Turns out brown dwarfs — objects larger than Jupiter but too small to be a star — don't have very long-lasting relationships with their orbiting companions. 🥺 @NASAHubble data shows that pairs tend to drift apart due to the pull of bypassing stars: https://t.co/mPZbhGy998 https://t.co/aLvwBXFA5t
New Astronomers find evidence that blue supergiant stars can be formed by the merger of two stars More: https://t.co/2im3zBgVvP https://t.co/nMuTuRRy4k
How black holes are created https://t.co/9RpuRQVa3h
These black holes collided so hard they made space-time jiggle https://t.co/3o0FyIUlvR