AI Learned How the Universe Works—and That Created an Unexpected Problem for Physicists
When cosmology makes headlines, we often see fancy images of cosmic maps and supernovas. But in reality, scientists…
Astronomers detect winds from a black hole reaching 30% of the speed of light
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing two black holes. Recently, astronomers have detected powerful winds in a…
NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’
The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s…
Astronomers Discover Two Monster Black Holes Creating a Cosmic Void as They Merge
Artistic depiction, for illustrative purposes online. Space is usually crowded at the center of a giant galaxy. Stars…
Bucking boycotts, prizewinning Israeli astrophysicist finds ‘Zen-like’ perspective in space
Astrophysicist Paz Biniamini from the Open University of Israel on Tuesday became the first scholar in the Ra’anana-based…
NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Search 100 Million Stars for New Worlds
This infographic features artist’s concept views of our Milky Way galaxy: face-on at the left and edge-on at…
Insights from the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalogue-4.0
The Innovation Platform spoke with Viola Sordini, researcher at IP2I Lyon (CNRS) and deputy spokesperson of the Virgo…
UH astronomy alumnus honored as outstanding young scientist
Reading time: < 1 minuteGagandeep Anand A University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) alumnus has been recognized…
Strange winds reveal strongest hints yet of magnetic activity in exoplanets
Press Release 2 June 2026 A team of astronomers has found the strongest evidence yet that some planets…
Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster
The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of…
50x faster simulations for world’s most powerful X-ray laser, unlocked
Researchers in Germany have developed a new computational method that could significantly speed up experiments at the world’s…
The Universe’s Most Powerful Particles May Be Even Stranger Than Scientists Thought
Artist’s impression of an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray reaching Earth. New research suggests that some of the highest-energy cosmic…