A black hole discovery could force us to rethink how galaxies came to be
Peering deep into the infancy of the universe, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) recently confirmed the discovery of the brightest and fastest...
Some intelligent civilizations will be trapped on their worlds
Evolution has produced a wondrously diverse variety of lifeforms here on Earth.
It just so happens that talking primates with opposable thumbs rose to the...
Planets in binary star systems could be nice and habitable
The Star Wars world Tatooine is one of the most recognizable planets in the realm of science fiction.
It’s a harsh place, and its conditions...
The Kuiper Belt is much bigger than we thought
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is just over 8.8 billion km away, exploring the Kuiper Belt. This icy belt surrounds the Sun but it seems...
If exoplanets have lightning, it’ll complicate the search for life
Discovering exoplanets is almost routine now.
We’ve found over 5,500 exoplanets, and the next step is to study their atmospheres and look for biosignatures.
The James...
Astronomers discover a deeply red supermassive black hole growing secretly in the early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a marvel of modern astronomy, has been a game-changer in our quest to understand the universe's infancy.
Among its...
First solid proof of neutron star leftover from supernova discovered by astronomers
In 1987, astronomers witnessed a stellar explosion, Supernova 1987A, lighting up the skies from a distant galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
This event marked the...
Odysseus Moon lander is tipped over but still sending data
The bad news is that Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander is tipped on its side after getting tripped up during its touchdown near the south...
Finally! Webb finds a neutron star from Supernova 1987A
I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star, a supernova in the...
Cosmic dust could have helped get life going on Earth
Life on our planet appeared early in Earth’s history.
Surprisingly early, since in its early youth our planet didn’t have much of the chemical ingredients...