Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Black Hole
In 2019, scientists unveiled the first-ever images of a black hole, M87*. Those observations kickstarted a wave of…
Unprecedented ‘Einstein Cross’ Reveals Fifth Ghost Image and a Dark Matter Surprise
When gravity—an invisible yet ubiquitous force—bends and distorts light from distant galaxies, Earthbound observers get a rare glimpse…
Mysterious “Universe Breaker” Red Dots Could Be Black Holes in Disguise
Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the…
Our Galaxy’s Sweet Spot for Life Is Bigger Than We Thought
New simulations suggest the Galactic Habitable Zone isn’t fixed: when stars migrate across the Milky Way, the odds…
Universe’s First Magnetic Fields Were As Weak as Human Brain Waves
Magnetic fields in the infant Universe may have been incredibly faint, billions of times weaker than a fridge…
Solar Flares Are 6.5 Times Hotter Than We Thought
A solar limb flare with a comparatable scale of Earth. Credit: Created by Alexander Russell (University of Andrews)…
“Like Nothing Anyone Has Ever Seen Before” – Bizarre Supernova Stuns Scientists
For the first time, astronomers have seen the inner layers of a star revealed in its final moments.…
Astrophysicists Zero In on Source of Strange Gamma-Ray Signals
Artist’s impression of a MSP binary system. Credit: ESA & Francesco Ferraro (Bologna Astronomical Observatory) Millisecond pulsar binaries…
Earth-Like Planet GJ 1132 B Has No Atmosphere
Artist’s impression of exoplanet GJ 1132 b and its host M-dwarf star. Credit: Dana Berry, Skyworks Digital, CfA…
Dark Matter “Wind” May Finally Be Detectable With New Superconducting Tech
Using the improved superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD), researchers are searching for very light dark matter. Credit: UZH…
NASA’s Webb Observes Immense Stellar Jet on Outskirts of Our Milky Way
A blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star has been captured by NASA’s James…
Physicists see heat move as a wave after 90 years of theory
Physicists at MIT have achieved a major feat, capturing a bizarre quantum effect called second sound on film,…