Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early universe to date
It all started around 13.8 billion years ago with a big, cosmological “bang” that brought the universe suddenly and spectacularly into existence.
Shortly after, the...
This experiment could confirm the fifth element in the universe
An experiment that could confirm the fifth state of matter in the universe - and change physics as we know it - has been...
Why would an alien civilization send out Von Neumann Probes?
In 1948-49, mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, and engineer John von Neumann introduced the world to his idea of “Universal Assemblers,” a species of self-replicating...
How to sail into interstellar space without melting
In new studies, astronomers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles concluded that if spacecraft are to withstand interstellar...
Supermassive black hole creates massive bubbles at center of Milky Way
Since 2020, when the X-ray telescope eRosita took images of the bubbles, astronomers have debated their origin.
The new study also shows the jet began...
Moon’s orbit could be a natural gravitational wave detector
Gravitational waves, predicted by Albert Einstein at the start of the 20th century and detected for the first time in 2015, are the new...
The Sun is slowly tearing this comet apart
Using ground-based and space-based observations, a team of researchers has been monitoring a difficult-to-see comet carefully.
It’s called Comet 323P/SOHO, and it was discovered over...
Neutron stars could be the best way to measure dark energy
Dark energy is central to our modern theory of cosmology.
We know the universe is expanding at an ever-increasing rate, and the clearest explanation is...
This comet emits ancient molecular oxygen from its nucleus
Comet 67P/Churyomov-Gerasimenko – arguably the most-studied comet in history – has yielded a cosmic surprise:
It emits molecular oxygen drawn from its nucleus.
Comet comas –...
Scientists reveal the massive bubbles at center of Milky Way galaxy
In 2020, the X-ray telescope eRosita took images of two enormous bubbles extending far above and below the center of our galaxy.
Since then, astronomers...