Are We on the Verge of Discovering New Physics?
In recent years, the field of cosmology has faced a series of significant challenges, prompting debates about whether we are…
In recent years, the field of cosmology has faced a series of significant challenges, prompting debates about whether we are…
For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the origin of supercharged, ultraviolent storms on Uranus and Neptune. These distant, icy planets…
The academic year has just started at Harvard University, and Professor Avi Loeb is teaching “Radiative Processes in Astrophysics.” This…
As we advance deeper into the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), the prospect of encountering non-human intelligence becomes increasingly intriguing….
Over the past 2.5 years, space has welcomed the arrival of two modern telescopes: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and…
Have you ever heard about the so-called Carrington Event? Do you know what it was, when it took place? If…
A peculiar cloud of gas in deep space is distorted oddly. According to astronomers, the shape of the cloud of…
In our quest to explore the universe, we are often surprised by everything that’s out there. Yes, space is massive….
Using the VLT Survey Telescope, scientists have captured the remains of a giant star. About 11,000 years ago, a massive…
NASA scientists have used computer simulations to figure out how the dwarf planet Haumea became one of the most unusual…
An unusually bright, long-lasting pulse of high-energy radiation swept over Earth on Oct. 9, captivating astronomers around the world. A…
Four years ago, in October 2018, a small star came too close to a black hole located in a galaxy…
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, who earlier this year snapped, together with his colleague, one of the most detailed photographs of the…
We have come an awesome way from exploring the universe since the very first telescope was created. An eyeglass maker…
Astronomical objects in interstellar space that are not gravitationally bound to stars (such as asteroids, comets, or rogue planets) are…
Half a century ago, astronomers first hypothesized that there is a supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy….
According to a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology, researchers suggest that a better way of finding extraterrestrial…
Pioneer 11: Chronology of the Mission Launch and Jupiter flybys Launched on April 6, 1973, Pioneer 11 flew past Jupiter…
Chang’e 4 mission overview The automatic station Chang’e-4 made a soft landing on the far side of the moon on…
Astronomers confirmed the first quadruple asteroid in history – this is Elektra from the Main Belt, which has now acquired…
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, astronomer, astrologer, and philosopher, considered together with Francis Bacon to be the founder of…
We are used to living in a world of large, macroscopic things. Everything that the average person encounters during the…