A research group led by Prof. Tomasz Kamiński from the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Toruń … more The first Polish project on the James Webb Space Telescope»
A significant discovery has provided new insights into our understanding of classical Cepheid stars. These pulsating … more New discovery sheds light on the origin of classical Cepheids»
All large galaxies contain a supermassive object in their nucleus. Some of these are very powerful … more Powerful outflows in distant galaxies a smoking gun of gravitational repulsion?»
November 25, 2024 – Last November 4th a contract was signed to fund the conceptual … more The European Union Funds The Conceptual Study of the Wide Field Spectroscopic Telescope»
Spinning black holes accreting magnetized plasma can accumulate large magnetic fluxes across their horizons. Such magnetic … more How to trigger a magnetic flux eruption from accreting black hole?»
In May 2023, shortly after the start of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, the LIGO Livingston … more LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration detected a neutron star--low-mass gap object inspiral»
Black holes are extraordinary celestial bodies, with gravitational forces so powerful that within a black hole’s … more Researchers Prove Validity of Black Hole Jet Formation Model»
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo collaboration identify a second gravitational wave event in the … more GRAVITATIONAL WAVES DETECTED FROM SECOND PAIR OF COLLIDING BLACK HOLES »
UVSat is a scientific astronomical observatory mini-satellite carrying a telescopes observing in the ultraviolet (200-300nm,UV), that … more Astronomical Observatory Ultraviolet Satellite - UVSat»
The discovery of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) and the growing evidence that they contain compact objects … more The slimming effect of advection on black-hole accretion flows»