Surprising discoveries about black hole jets challenge existing theories
Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in understanding black hole jets, powerful streams of particles emitted by black holes.
One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone, shows study
Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way.
By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting...
When black holes merge, they’ll ring like a bell
When two black holes collide, they don’t smash into each other the way two stars might.
A black hole is an intensely curved region of...
China’s Zhurong Rover found evidence of an ancient ocean on Mars
In a recent study published in National Science Review, a team of researchers led by the China University of Geosciences discuss direct evidence of...
Scientists find new way to expand the search for habitable planets
Astronomers are suggesting a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered: the space...
Scientists discover synchronized planets in distant star system
Scientists from the University of Liege and NASA's TESS telescope have made an exciting discovery about a distant star system.
The system, named TOI-2096, is...
Physicists to listen closely to black holes ring
Researchers propose innovative methods to put Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity to even more rigorous tests.
Astronomers find a remarkably small and distant galaxy
Galaxy more than 13 billion light years away is smallest discovered at that distance.
Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and using first-of-their-kind observations...
Scientists are unraveling the secrets of neutron stars
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made a significant breakthrough in understanding nuclear reactions that occur on the surface...
Earth and Venus are not the only volcanic planets anymore, shows study
Imagine an Earth-sized planet that’s not at all Earth-like.
Half this world is locked in permanent daytime, the other half in permanent night, and it’s...