There is a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. There is also a lot of other stuff there as well. Young stars, gas, dust, and stellar-mass black holes. It’s a happening place.It is also surrounded by a veil of interstellar gas and dust, which means we can’t observe the region in visible light. We can […]
A ‘Star Grinder’ Swarm of Black Holes Could Lurk in Our Galaxy’s Dusty Core Read More »
45 years after its launch, NASA’s Voyager 1 is still traveling beyond our Solar System. However, the veteran spacecraft is suddenly sending back unusual data that is baffling its engineers. While the probe is still operational, readouts from its attitude articulation and control system – AACS for short – do not appear to match the
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Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday.If dark energy is in fact weakening, it would likely mean that science’s understanding of how the universe works will need to be rewritten. The new findings come from
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved groundbreaking discoveries in the field of exoplanet studies. In particular, it has made strides in the analysis of their atmospheres by studying light from the parent star as it travels through the gas surrounding the planets.JWST recently observed gas giant planets in the system HR 8799 and
JWST Detects Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System For First Time Read More »
When ‘Oumuamua passed through our solar system in 2017, no one knew where it came from. Astronomers, on the other hand, think they know how Comet 2I/Borisov got here. Astronomers have found an object from outside our solar system flying through it for the second time in history. But scientists think they know where it
How black holes grow to monstrous scales is one of astronomy’s prevailing enigmas. A new record-breaking dataset, which reveals 300 potential ‘missing link black holes’, could help to unravel it.Astronomers have used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to discover a treasure trove of black holes, many of which are rare “missing links” in the cosmic monsters’
Scientists May have Just Discovered 300 of the Rarest Black Holes in the Universe Read More »
100 years ago, Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn’t have done it without a little help. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Circa 1945: Astronomer Dr. Edwin Powell Hubble sitting in a chair at a desk
100 years Ago, Edwin Hubble Proved Our Milky Way Galaxy isn’t Alone Read More »
A newly discovered crescent of galaxies spanning 3.3 billion light-years is one of the world’s largest known structures, challenging some of astronomers’ most fundamental assumptions about the universe. The epic arrangement known as the Giant Arc is made up of galaxies, galaxy clusters, and a lot of gas and dust. It is located 9.2 billion
‘Giant Arc’ Stretching 3.3 Billion Light-Years Across The Cosmos Shouldn’t Exist Read More »
The fact that the universe is not locally real is one of the more disquieting discoveries of the last half-century. “Real,” which indicates that objects have defined attributes independent of observation—for example, an apple can be red even when no one is looking; “local,” which means that objects can only be impacted by their surroundings,
