How Dark Energy May Hold the Answers to Two Cosmic Puzzles
Astrophysicists have long struggled to reconcile contradictions in our understanding of the universe’s expansion and the formation of galaxies. But…
Astrophysicists have long struggled to reconcile contradictions in our understanding of the universe’s expansion and the formation of galaxies. But…
The expansion of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network is raising concerns among astronomers, who argue that these satellites are not…
Black holes have long fascinated astronomers, with three distinct types observed across the universe. Stellar-mass black holes emerge from the…
For as long as humans have gazed up at the stars or pondered the world around them, one question has…
Humanity’s fascination with the universe’s origins has spanned millennia, with our ancestors gazing into the night sky, marveling at the…
In an ambitious effort to push the boundaries of space exploration, astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
Stark landscapes of black and gray sediment stretch endlessly under a sky touched by shadowy mountains, with boulders scattered on…
In a remarkable feat of engineering, NASA has once again demonstrated its ingenuity by activating a dormant set of thrusters…
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a groundbreaking discovery, confirming that supermassive black holes can cut off…
For decades, astronomers have puzzled over the origin of supercharged, ultraviolent storms on Uranus and Neptune. These distant, icy planets…
A recent study has uncovered a significant gravitational anomaly at extremely low accelerations, leading scientists to question long-standing assumptions about…
The search for the elusive Planet Nine has fascinated astronomers for years, with many speculating that this mysterious world lurks…
The academic year has just started at Harvard University, and Professor Avi Loeb is teaching “Radiative Processes in Astrophysics.” This…
“If these landings are successful, we could see crewed flights to Mars within four years.” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has…
China has accelerated the timeline for its Mars sample return mission, aiming to outpace NASA and become the first nation…
The universe is overwhelmingly dark, with very little light. Thanks to NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, scientists have now made the…
A new study hints that dark matter, one of the most elusive components of the universe, might be interacting with…
Twenty years ago this week, a groundbreaking moment in astronomy unfolded as scientists captured the first direct image of a…
For the first time, scientists have simulated the immense particle jets spewed by supermassive black holes using a laboratory-based experiment…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled a new cosmic mystery: a collection of compact, extremely red galaxies, dubbed…
In an exciting discovery that could redefine planetary science, astronomers from Lund University in Sweden have identified a mysterious exoplanet…
A staggering 85% of the matter in the universe is unaccounted for. Scientists believe that this missing matter is composed…