The seven most intriguing worlds to search for advanced civilizations (so far)
Sometimes, the easy calculations are the most interesting.
A recent paper from Balázs Bradák of Kobe University in Japan is a case in point.
In it,...
A neutron star merged with a surprisingly light black hole
Galactic collisions, meteor impacts and even stellar mergers are not uncommon events. neutron stars colliding with black holes however are a little more rare,...
Scientists reveal cosmic drama in the heart of the Milky Way
In the bustling heart of our Milky Way galaxy, there's a place where stars live fast and die young, in a cosmic dance governed...
The world’s largest digital camera is complete. It will go into the Vera Rubin...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), was formally proposed in 2001 to create an astronomical facility that could...
Does the rise of AI explain the great silence in the universe?
Artificial Intelligence is making its presence felt in thousands of different ways.
It helps scientists make sense of vast troves of data; it helps detect...
The first atmospheric rainbow on an exoplanet
When light strikes the atmosphere all sorts of interesting things can happen.
Water vapor can split sunlight into a rainbow arc of colors, corpuscular rays...
Study employs unique antenna design to hunt for dark matter
The Broadband Reflector Experiment for Axion Detection, or BREAD, represents a groundbreaking stride in the ongoing quest to unravel the mysteries of dark matter,...
Unraveling the universe’s secrets with robot-assisted space mapping
In the quest to understand the vastness of the universe, scientists have embarked on an ambitious project using a special tool called the Dark...
Solar eclipses have been a source of fascination forever
Millions of people are gearing up to view the "Great American Eclipse" on Monday, April 8 – the last total solar eclipse visible from...
Astronomers discover possible ‘glory effect’ on a fiery distant planet
Scientists may have spotted something truly extraordinary in the cosmos, a phenomenon known as the "glory effect" on a planet far beyond our solar...