Galaxy

Milky Way’s black hole surrounded by strong magnetic fields: astronomers

PARIS, March 27, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields spiralling around the black hole that sits at…

Seeing Milky Way’s new black hole is ‘only the beginning’: US researcher

  by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- At just 33 years old, Caltech assistant professor…

‘Baby’ Milky Way discovered 12 bln light years away

by Laurence COUSTAL PARIS, France (AFP) -- A golden halo glinting 12 billion light years away is the farthest galaxy…

Astronomers find the ‘impossible’: a galaxy without dark matter

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Stupefied astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first and only known…

Weekend stargazer wins supernova ‘cosmic lottery’

by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- To say that Victor Buso was in the right place at…

Apple overtakes Samsung in shrinking smartphone market: survey

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)  -  Apple overtook Samsung in the fourth quarter as the largest smartphone producer in a declining global market for handsets,…

Push and pull: How the Milky Way flies

PARIS, France (AFP) -- It may not feel like it, but our Milky Way galaxy is barrelling through the Universe…

Dwarf galaxies shed light on dark matter

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The first sighting of clustered dwarf galaxies bolsters a leading…

Japan bans Galaxy Note 7 on airplanes over fire risk

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has barred all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from airplanes, mirroring moves by US regulators…

Samsung says ‘adjusting production’ of recalled Note 7

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics said Monday it was "adjusting" production of its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone,…

Samsung in hot water after ‘new’ phone catches fire on plane

CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A US flight was evacuated prior to takeoff when a passenger's Galaxy Note 7 -- reportedly…

Samsung to resume S. Korea sales of new Note 7 phones

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung said Thursday it would resume sales of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in South…

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