Scientists calculate how much information exists in the observable universe
A theoretical calculation estimates roughly 6 × 10⁸⁰ bits of information in selected ordinary-matter particles across the observable…
Five-dimensional black holes offer a possible explanation for dark matter and neutrinos
A theoretical study predicts five-dimensional primordial black holes within a model containing a hidden extra spatial dimension.Some modeled…
170-year-old search narrows the hunt for planets around nearby binary system 70 Ophiuchi
A new search of the nearby binary system 70 Ophiuchi AB found no convincing evidence for giant planets,…
Meet Liam Desre, the 14-year-old Canadian who proposed a thermodynamic alternative to dark energy; his cosmology project won a €5,000 second prize against 144 young researchers from 37 countries at EUCYS 2026
Liam DesrePhoto credit: youthscience.ca In the grand quest to understand why the universe is expanding faster and faster,…
Asteroid Bennu may have formed much closer to the Sun than scientists thought
Isotope measurements from asteroid Bennu closely match those of asteroid Ryugu and rare CI carbonaceous chondrites, suggesting all…
A New Helium Measurement Is Testing the Universe’s First Five Minutes
The research team focused on 15 of the most “pristine” small, remote galaxies ever discovered for these papers.…
Astronomers discover a baby planet less than 1 million years old
Astronomers have confirmed Elias 2-24 b as the youngest planet yet detected through high-contrast imaging, in a system…
The Moon may have formed almost intact within hours of Theia smashing into Earth
New simulations of the Moon-forming giant impact show that treating the early Earth and Theia as realistic geological…
Astronomers confirm Einstein’s gravity by viewing light from behind a supermassive black hole
Astronomers detected delayed X-ray flashes consistent with light reflected from the far side of an accretion disk and…
The universe may contain a staggering 40 quintillion black holes
Astronomers estimate that about 40 quintillion stellar-mass black holes exist within the observable universe, a number written as…
This Suitcase-Sized Spacecraft Could Detect a Signal From Before Stars Existed
Artist’s impression of the CosmoCube satellite. Credit: Surrey Space Technology Ltd A suitcase-sized satellite could use the Moon’s…
Astronomers Detect a Record-Breaking “Cosmic Laser” From 8 Billion Light-Years Away
Illustration of the distant galaxy 8 billion light-years away (red), magnified by an unrelated foreground disk galaxy, resulting…