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...
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...
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...
Scientists recreate the harsh conditions inside gigantic galaxy clusters
Galaxies rarely live alone.
Instead, dozens to thousands are drawn together by gravity, forming vast clusters that are the largest objects in the universe.
“Galaxy clusters...
This neutron star blows out strong winds while eating companion star
Astronomers have found for the first time blasts of hot, warm, and cold winds from a neutron star whilst it consumes matter from a...
Rapid spin delays the collapse of merged neutron stars into black hole
When two neutron stars spiral into one another and merge to form a black hole — an event recorded in 2017 by gravitational wave...