Scientists find possible location of medium-sized black holes
Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be some at the center of dense star clusters...
How Jupiter’s moon Io has so splendid dunes
Scientists have long wondered how Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io, has meandering ridges as grand as any that can be seen in movies like “Dune.”
Now,...
Scientists find a new kind of stellar explosion called micronova
Astronomers, with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), have observed a new type of stellar explosion — a...
Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun’s powerful grip
If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth’s sister planet would likely not rotate.
Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing...
Scientists explain abundant features on Jupiter’s moon Europa
Radar data from Greenland suggests that shallow water pockets may be common within Europa’s ice shell, increasing the potential habitability of the Jovian moon’s...
Elon Musk: My view about SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (doing business as SpaceX) is an American aerospace manufacturer, a provider of space transportation services, and a communications corporation headquartered...
An ancestor of supermassive black holes, found at cosmic dawn
At the center of the more-massive galaxies in the Universe lie the intensely powerful and energetic phenomena known as supermassive black holes (SMBHs).
This includes...
Astronomers find rare slimmer red giant stars for the first time
A new, slimmer type of red giant star has been identified by astronomers, who liken their discovery to 'finding Wally'. Only around 40 of...
Life on Earth started much earlier than previously thought
In a new study published in Science Advances, scientists analyzed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion...
Scientists detect a nova explosion
The nova outbursts are apparently a source for cosmic rays.
Light on, light off - this is how one could describe the behavior of the...