Our galaxy is crowded or empty—both are equally terrifying
Is there intelligent life in the universe?
And if so, just how common is it? Or perhaps the question should be, what are the odds...
Ancient grains of dust from space can be found on Earth—and provide clues about...
In space, there are clouds that contain gas and dust ejected from stars. Our solar system was formed 4.6 billion years ago from such...
Scientists discover new geological link between Earth and Venus
Venus is sometimes called Earth’s sister planet because of their shared physical, geological, and atmospheric features.
Scientists have discovered something new about Venus’ geology that’s...
The aftermath of neutron star mergers
Neutron stars (NS) are the collapsed cores of supermassive giant stars that contain between 10 and 25 solar masses. Aside from black holes, they...
How a black hole could eat a neutron star from the inside out
Primordial black holes are thought to have formed early in the evolution of the universe.
None have been discovered yet but if they do exist...
If advanced civilizations using quantum communications, is that why we’ve never seen them
Establishing communication with an alien intelligence is one of the news items I, and I’m sure many others, long to see.
Since we have started...
Scientists propose using small black holes to detect massive black holes
Astrophysicists from around the world, including researchers from the University of Zurich, have come up with an exciting new way to detect massive black...
Scientists discover hidden dust near supermassive black hole
Scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to uncover a hidden layer of dust in a galaxy 70 million light-years away.
This discovery,...
Astronomers see planets forming around binary stars
Over 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered around distant star systems.
Protoplanetary disks have been discovered too and it’s these, out of which all planetary systems...
Scientists use AI to expedite search for habitable exoplanets
Modern astronomy would struggle without AI and machine learning (ML), which have become indispensable tools.
They alone have the capability to manage and work with...