Scientists detect twin black hole system in a distant galaxy
You've probably heard of black holes, right?
Those mysterious cosmic objects with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape them.
Supermassive black holes...
Dying stars’ cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Researchers suggest looking at an entirely unexplored place: The turbulent, energetic cocoons of debris that surround dying massive stars.
Scientists detect organic molecules in the most distant galaxy
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected complex organic molecules in a galaxy over 12 billion light-years...
Astronomers are searching for a Galaxy-wide transmitter beacon at the center of the Milky...
It has been over sixty years since the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) survey occurred.
Giant water plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus astonish scientists
Scientists have made an astonishing discovery about one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Jupiter’s “stripes” change color. Now we might know why
While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most well-known spectacles in the solar system, Jupiter’s clouds and stripes that are responsible for...
Stephen Hawking’s black hole theory gets a universal upgrade
Hawking suggested over a long, long time, black holes would eventually fade away or 'evaporate' due to something he called Hawking radiation.
Scientists reveal mysterious dashes in our Milky Way galaxy’s center
New radio telescope images reveal hundreds of filaments along the galactic plane, each measuring 5 to 10 light-years in length.
These structures likely originated a...
Scientists harness ‘tractor beam’ technology to zap space junk
Imagine two satellites crashing into each other at incredible speeds high above the Siberian Peninsula.
That's what happened on February 10, 2009, when a discarded...
The surprising link between red dwarf stars and alien life: a missing ingredient for...
The dearth of Jupiters suggests that potentially habitable, Earth-like planets might not readily emerge around red dwarf stars.