A pulsar rotating 122 times per second could be present at the heart of the Milky Way
ⓘ NidhiYashwanth – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing a pulsar. After conducting research, astronomers would have discovered a…
Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to China
Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions…
Is the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Actually a Massive Knot of Dark Matter? Sounds Crazy, But the Numbers Line Up
Artistic representation of the Milky Way, where the innermost stars move at near relativistic speeds around a dense…
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…
Daring Theory Challenges the Black Hole’s Reign Over the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have yet to fully grasp the Galactic Center—the heart of the Milky Way—although they’re fairly certain that…
Eyes to the Skies for February: Rocket launch, winter constellations, eclipse and more
NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP…
Scientists spot largest sulfur molecule ever found in deep space
Deep in the cold, dusty spaces between stars where no planets exist and no sunlight shines, astronomers have…
Oregon among the top 5 ‘shooting star hotspots’ in America
We already know that Oregon has some of the darkest skies in the country, so perhaps it’s no…
These celestial objects survive the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
At the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole about 4 million…
A Gigantic Spinning Filament of 14 Galaxies Could Be the Largest Rotating Structure Ever Found
This spinning branch of the cosmic web binds 14 galaxies together. Credit: Lyla Jung. In a recently published…
Scientists discover blazing black holes of distant galaxies spouting jets up to 50 times wider than our Milky Way: ‘Phenomenal’
Watch this space. Indian astronomers have discovered a cluster of quasars that spout jets of matter that extend…
Colorado winter stargazing guide for 2025-26
Colorado winters in the mountains are beautiful, but not every view can be seen during the day. There…