Astronomers Find Second-Generation Star in Pictor II
PicII-503, a primordial star located in the >10-billion-year-old ultrafaint dwarf galaxy Pictor II, appears to preserve the chemical…
Scientists solve a 20-year puzzle
Heavy elements such as gold and platinum are born in some of the Universe’s most violent events. These…
ATLAS surpasses LEP limits in search for compressed higgsinos
ATLAS sets new limits on the masses of supersymmetric higgsinos, surpassing results set by the Large Electron–Positron (LEP)…
New look at the stars around the Milky Way's centre – ESO.org
New look at the stars around the Milky Way’s centre ESO.orgAstronomers Produce the Largest Image Ever Taken of the…
Astronomers Find Hidden Structures in Early Universe
Using spectral data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, astronomers have produced the most detailed 3D map…
Photographer Captures Six Planets Twinkling in the Night Sky in Rare Alignment
There are seven celestial objects in this photo by Josh Dury. Scroll down to see the annotated version.…
Dark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each other
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two…
Rather Than Expanding Forever, The Universe May Be Doomed to “Crunch” in 20 Billion Years
Illustration by ZME Science. We’ve been told by science that the universe is expanding relentlessly, driven by a…
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the impossible concept of ‘nothing’ in less than one minute
A recent Super Bowl ad by the hydration brand Liquid IV urges viewers, with an assist from Phil…
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,…
Astronomers may have Found a First-Generation Galaxy Surprisingly Late in the Universe
Researchers from Tsinghua University have recently discovered a “living fossil”. It’s a cosmic relic of a galaxy that’s…