New Research Finds That Supermassive Black Holes Could Form From Dark Matter
A new theoretical study has proposed a novel mechanism for the creation of supermassive black holes from dark matter. The international team find that rather…
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Stunning “Honeycomb Heart” Revealed in Iconic Supernova Explosion Remnant
A unique “heart-shape,” with wisps of gas filaments showing an intricate honeycomb-like arrangement, has been discovered at the center of the iconic supernova remnant, the…
Giant Radio Galaxies: Cosmic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope. These galaxies are thought to be amongst the largest single objects in…
Astronomers Discover New Way to “See” Elusive Dark Matter Halos
A small team of astronomers have found a new way to ‘see’ the elusive dark matter halos that surround galaxies, with a new technique 10…
Why Scientists Believe There May Be Extra-Terrestrial Life Floating in the Atmosphere of Venus
An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, today announced the discovery of a rare molecule – phosphine – in…
Volcanism Under the Heart of Northern Europe: New Evidence From Thousands of GPS Antennas
Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely populated areas of Europe. The study ‘crowd-sourced’ GPS monitoring…
Galactic Bar Paradox – A Mysterious and Long-Standing Cosmic Conundrum – Resolved in Cosmic Dance
New light has been shed on a mysterious and long-standing conundrum at the very heart of our galaxy. The new work offers a potential solution…
Near a Galaxy Not So Far Away… An Ultra-Bright X-Ray Source Awakens
A new ultra-bright source of X-rays has awakened in between our galactic neighbors the Magellanic Clouds, after a 26-year slumber. This is the second-closest such…
North Korean Nuke Equivalent to ‘17 Hiroshimas’ According to Space-Based Radar
North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It subsequently developed nuclear weapons, with five underground nuclear tests culminating…
Watch Mercury Glide Across the Sun in Rare Transit
A rare transit of Mercury will take place on Monday, November 11, 2019, when the smallest planet in our Solar System will pass directly between…
Cosmic Order Emerging From Chaos: Galactic Fountains and Carousels Unveiled
Scientists from Germany and the United States have unveiled the results of a newly-completed, state of the art simulation of the evolution of galaxies. TNG50…
25-Year-Old Astrophysics Puzzle Explained by Powerful Jets From Supermassive Black Holes?
“Weather” in clusters of galaxies may explain a long-standing puzzle, according to a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge. The scientists used sophisticated…
Space Rock Hits the Moon at 61,000 Kilometers an Hour
Observers watching January’s total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish astronomers now…
Astronomers Discover Ultra-Close Stars Inside Planetary Nebula M3-1
An international team of astronomers have discovered two stars in a binary pair that complete an orbit around each other in a little over three…
Astronomers Discover Asteroid Captured from Another Star System
A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter’s orbit, is the first known…
New Research Shows Dark Matter Might Not Be Interactive After All
Astronomers are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations showed the mysterious substance may not be interacting with forces…
Chemical Models Help Astronomers Study the Atmospheres of Hot Exoplanets
Chemical models developed to help limit the emission of pollutants by car engines are being used to study the atmospheres of hot exoplanets orbiting close…
Simulations Shows Traces of Life on Nearest Exoplanets May Be Hidden
New research published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society shows that the search for life on other planets may well be…