Asteroid impact, not volcanoes, caused the dinosaur extinction, says study
Modelling of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago shows it created a world largely unsuitable for dinosaurs to live in.
The asteroid, which...
Scientists detect black hole swallows much smaller mysterious object
In August of 2019, the LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave network witnessed the merger of a black hole with 23 times the mass of our sun and...
Scientists discover a monster black hole in the early universe
Astronomers have discovered the most massive quasar known in the early universe, containing a monster black hole with a mass equivalent to 1.5 billion...
Black hole collision may have exploded with light
When two black holes spiral around each other and ultimately collide, they send out ripples in space and time called gravitational waves.
Because black holes...
Scientists discover an infant exoplanet around a nearby young star
Astronomers study stars and planets much younger than the Sun to learn about past events that shaped the Solar System and Earth.
Most of these...
Scientists find mystery object in the ‘mass gap’ between neutron stars and black holes
When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave behind black holes.
When stars that are a bit less massive...
Electrically charged dust storms could shed light on life on MARS
How’s the weather on Mars?
Tough on rovers, but very good for generating and moving highly reactive chlorine compounds.
New study shows that Martian dust storms,...
Astronomers detect curious radio waves from unknown source outside our galaxy
A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown...
Our Milky Way galaxy may have six billion Earth-like planets, study shows
There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky Way galaxy says new study.
To be considered...
Astronomers find elusive target hiding behind dust
Astronomers acting on a hunch have likely resolved a mystery about young, still-forming stars and the regions rich in organic molecules closely surrounding some...