Why supermassive black holes grew so rapidly in the early Universe
At the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068, a supermassive black hole hides within a thick doughnut-shaped cloud of dust and gas.
When...
This black hole crackles and flares violently
An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Southampton, have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of a growing...
Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out...
With the discovery of 20 more moons orbiting Saturn, the ringed planet has overtaken Jupiter as host to the most moons in the Solar...
Black holes stunt growth of dwarf galaxies
Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf galaxies have...
Ice on Moon’s south pole may have more than one source, says study
The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon's south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but...
Our galaxy kidnapped several tiny galaxies from its neighbor
The Milky Way is undergoing a massive merger with its largest satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Just like the moon orbits the Earth, and...
Submarine canyons on Earth could help explain landscapes on Mars
Submarine canyons are a final frontier on planet Earth.
There are thousands of these breathtaking geological features hidden within the depths of the ocean -...
Physicists have found a way to ‘hear’ dark matter
Dark matter is a mysterious substance that makes up 85% of the matter in the universe.
Originally introduced to explain why the Strong Force (which...
Molten Earth would be 5% larger than its solid counterpart, says study
A hot, molten Earth would be around 5% larger than its solid counterpart.
The difference between molten and solid rocky planets is important for...
Nobel Prize winners’ exoplanet discovery started a ‘remarkable era of discovery’
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Tuesday to a Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists for their work in understanding how the universe...