Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
Historic Collaboration Suggests “Ghost Particles” Could Explain All of Existence
For decades, scientists have known that neutrinos—often called “ghost particles” for their near-massless, almost undetectable nature—defy easy explanation.…
Betelgeuse’s Newfound Companion Star Keeps Breaking Astronomy Rules
A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion star. Since then, researchers…
Earth Could Have Six More ‘Quasi-Moons’ Like 2025 PN7
There’s a new moon in town — sort of. The much-discussed 2025 PN7, dubbed Earth’s “second moon,” is…
Our New Ally In Our Quest to Find Dark Matter? Sugar
Crystals, mainly sugar, in a dried Coca Cola droplet, taken with a microscope using cross polarization. Credit: Wikimedia…
Astronomers Hope a Mysterious Glow in the Milky Way Is What They Think It Is
For all the discoveries we’re making of faraway galaxies, we’re still struggling to fully understand our own galaxy, the…
Scientists May Have Found the Smallest Clump of Dark Matter Ever Seen — and It’s Still a Million Times Heavier Than the Sun
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colored). The dark, low-mass object is…
After Decades of Searching, Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in the Mystery Surrounding Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
Every large galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole at its center, each one emitting powerful winds of hot…
Primeval Star May Be the Most ‘Pristine’ Object Ever Discovered in the Universe
Stars are the original nuclear fusion reactors. As it evolves, a star continuously fuses hydrogen, helium, and—if it…
Scientists Capture Image of Plasma Jet From Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have captured the clearest image ever of the vast, powerful jet of matter erupting from the supermassive…
A Newly Discovered ‘Einstein’s Cross’ Reveals the Existence of a Giant Dark Matter Halo
The gravitational lensing not only splits the light source, but magnifies it, allowing a detailed view of the…
Scientists Find Cosmic “Fingerprints” of Mysterious Dark Matter
Rutgers researchers have mapped hidden patterns of dark matter by studying distant star-forming galaxies, uncovering clues about how…