What will happen if there is a black hole inside the sun?
In a striking blend of astronomy and theoretical physics, scientists have explored a mind-bending scenario: what if black holes existed inside stars?
This concept, stemming...
NASA tightbeams a cat video from 31 million kilometers away
NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) has been responsible for maintaining contact with missions venturing beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) since 1963.
In addition to relaying...
Caltech telescope dismantled in Hawaiʻi, headed to Chile
At nearly 14,000 feet, Maunakea is the tallest mountain in Hawaiʻi, and the second tallest on any island on Earth.
Clouds often settle below...
Saturn’s moon Enceladus: A potential cradle for life?
There's some exciting news from the world of space exploration.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which spent over a decade exploring Saturn and its moons, has sent...
What’s the source of binary rogue planets
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is already making great strides in helping us to unravel the mysteries of the Universe.
Earlier this year, hundreds...
Ancient stars could make elements with more than 260 protons
The first stars of the Universe were monstrous beasts. Comprised only of hydrogen and helium, they could be 300 times more massive than the...
Dark matter could cause Jupiter’s night side to glow
One of the aspects of our study of the universe that fascinates me is the hunt for dark matter.
That elusive material that doesn’t interact...
A giant stream of stars is flowing in deep space
The space between galaxies has long been considered a dead area.
Single rogue stars may pop stars may pop up here or there, but the...
How stars forge the universe’s heaviest elements
Have you ever wondered where all the different elements in the universe come from?
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan, led by...
Scientists found evidence of a nearby Kilonova 3.5 million years ago
Most of the times astronomers reported dramatic, cataclysmic events like neutron star mergers or the creation of a black hole; they are taking place...