Black Hole “ringing” could put Einstein’s theory to its toughest test
A newly merged black hole does not become quiet at once. It vibrates, sheds energy through gravitational waves…
Dark matter may be naturally tuned to a hidden fifth dimension
Dark matter appears to hold galaxies together, yet it has never shown itself directly. A new theory suggests…
An atmosphere has been detected for the first time around a rocky exoplanet
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing a blue planet and two stars. Astronomers have detected an…
Chang’e-6 samples reveal how Earth’s magnetosphere changed the solar wind reaching the Moon
The Moon’s two hemispheres have spent billions of years facing very different surroundings. Its far side looks away…
JWST reveals how a supermassive black hole keeps feeding itself
Supermassive black holes can heat the gas around them so fiercely that their own food supply should disappear.…
Can rockets ride on a microwave beam? A radical launch idea is moving beyond the lab
Every rocket that leaves Earth must lift not only its payload, but also the enormous supply of propellant…
CUNY physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in a historic lab experiment
A black hole may be millions of light-years away, but some of its strangest physics has now been…
Strange gravitational waves may reveal dark matter near merging black holes
The evidence for dark matter is everywhere and the evidence for dark matter is nothing. Galaxies rotate in…
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a striking image of Centaurus A
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An image showing a galaxy. NASA has recently unveiled an image taken by the…
Radio observations reveal once hidden structures around the Orion Nebula
Orion is about as familiar as a patch of sky gets. Visible without a telescope, studied by nearly…
Astronomers are finding space junk too small to track, and it’s getting dangerous
The satellites that run your weather forecasts, your television, and a significant portion of global communications all occupy…
Organic molecules can survive violent supernova explosions – fueling star and planet formation
A supernova remnant is supposed to be a rough neighborhood for a newborn star. Shock waves rip through…