New theory argues wormholes are time mirrors, not cosmic tunnels
Theoretical research led by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga of the University of Portsmouth challenges the longstanding scientific belief that…
Wormholes may not exist – we’ve found they reveal something deeper about time and the universe
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Supergiant Star Collapsed into Stellar-Mass Black Hole in Andromeda Galaxy
Using archival data from NASA’s NEOWISE mission along with data from other space and ground-based observatories, astronomers identified…
Impossibly powerful ‘ghost particle’ that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology
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Webb Detects Unexpected Richness of Hydrocarbons in Obscured Core of Nearby Ultra-Luminous Galaxy
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered an unprecedented richness of small gas-phase hydrocarbons —…
Why supermassive black hole continues to belch matter years after chewing up a star
Scientists are observing the behaviour of ‌a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits. Primarily…
Milky Way’s ‘Central Black Hole’ is Compact Object Composed of Fermionic Dark Matter, Study Says
For decades, the motions of stars near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy have been treated as…
Ultra-High-Energy Neutrino May Signal First Glimpse of Primordial Black Hole Explosion
Physicists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst argue that an ultra-high-energy neutrino detected by the KM3NeT experiment could…
New gravitational wave detection tests Einstein’s theory of gravity
On January 14, 2025, the LIGO detectors recorded the loudest gravitational-wave (GW) signal to date, GW250114_082203, nicknamed GW250114,…
Event Horizon Telescope Pinpoints Possible Origin of Messier 87’s Black Hole Jet
Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes — have identified…
Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus
Inside an incredibly bright cluster of galaxies, a long-dormant supermassive black hole has come back to life. Radio…
A cosmic giant caught breaking the universe’s growth rules
In the early universe, astronomers found a rare light that breaks the rules of how black holes grow.…