Pulsars or dark matter? The Milky Way’s central glow just got more puzzling
For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused…
6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics
Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to…
Mysterious cosmic ‘dots’ are baffling astronomers. What are they?
An artist’s impression of a black hole star, the explanation favoured by many astronomers for the little red…
Astronomers detect million-solar-mass object in distant universe
Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance…
A million-solar-mass object detected at a cosmological distance using gravitational imaging
Observation The VLBI observation of JVAS B1938+666 used for this work was performed using a global VLBI array…
Rock Samples From the Far Side of the Moon Reveal a Chilling Mystery
When China’s Chang’e 6 lunar rover returned the first-ever samples from the Moon’s farside, scientists were eager for…
Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements
Efstathiou, G., Sutherland, W. J. & Maddox, S. J. The cosmological constant and cold dark matter. Nature 348,…
A wormhole from another universe? Scientists revisit the puzzling black hole GW190521
In May 2019, astronomers picked up something strange in the fabric of spacetime. The LIGO and Virgo detectors…
The Hunt for Dark Matter Has a New, Surprising Target
Dark matter’s nature has long eluded scientists, but new theoretical and experimental advances are pointing to an unexpected…
New Physics Model Challenges the Big Bang Story We Thought We Knew
A new study challenges the widely accepted idea that the universe began with a rapid expansion known as…
New Class of Ancient Star System Discovered Hiding in Our Galaxy
A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high-resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also predict…
Universe’s First Magnetic Fields Were As Weak as Human Brain Waves
Magnetic fields in the infant Universe may have been incredibly faint, billions of times weaker than a fridge…