Astronomy

The Symphony of Gravitational Waves that Reverberate Throughout the Universe has Finally been “Heard” by Scientists

The Symphony of Gravitational Waves that Reverberate Throughout the Universe has Finally been “Heard” by Scientists

For the first time, scientists have seen the subtle ripples produced by the motion of black holes, which are gradually stretching and compressing the entire…
The Universe was Five Times Slower Soon After the Big Bang, According to Quasar ‘Clocks’

The Universe was Five Times Slower Soon After the Big Bang, According to Quasar ‘Clocks’

One of the riddles of Einstein’s expanding universe has been solved when scientists for the first time witnessed the early universe growing in extremely slow…
Dead Stars are Used by Astronomers to Analyze Gravitational Waves Emitted by Historic Black Holes

Dead Stars are Used by Astronomers to Analyze Gravitational Waves Emitted by Historic Black Holes

The universe’s gravitational waves have been observed by an international team of scientists in a very faint signal. The NANOGrav consortium was able to detect…
According to a Study, After the Planet’s Most Recent Ice Age, a Change in the Dominant Winds Caused Martian Dunes to Degrade

According to a Study, After the Planet’s Most Recent Ice Age, a Change in the Dominant Winds Caused Martian Dunes to Degrade

The Zhurong rover’s observations of dunes in Mars‘ southern Utopia Planitia have been thoroughly analyzed, and the results indicate that the planet endured a significant…
A Dark Energy Camera Records Galaxies in a Lopsided Tug of Battle, a Foreshadowing of a Merger

A Dark Energy Camera Records Galaxies in a Lopsided Tug of Battle, a Foreshadowing of a Merger

Over billions of years, galaxies develop and evolve by absorbing close companions and merging with other galaxies. A new image taken with the US Department…
Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

A dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) is a word used in astronomy to describe small, low-luminosity galaxies with very little dust and an older star population.…
ESA’s Astronaut Support Team has Received Training in Helicopter Underwater Escape

ESA’s Astronaut Support Team has Received Training in Helicopter Underwater Escape

Members of the ESA astronaut support crews practiced helicopter underwater escapes last week. All participants in astronaut landing operations, including flight surgeons and photographers who…
Scientists Strive to Stop Extraterrestrial Pollution that could Endanger Life on Earth

Scientists Strive to Stop Extraterrestrial Pollution that could Endanger Life on Earth

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) panel on planetary protection is in charge of developing and maintaining policy for planetary protection-related concerns. An multinational team…
The Primordial Strands of the Cosmic Web

The Primordial Strands of the Cosmic Web

The cosmic web is a large-scale cosmological structure made up of interconnecting filaments and gaps. It formed as a network-like structure as a result of…
Peculiar Galaxy

Peculiar Galaxy

A strange galaxy is one that has an odd size, shape, or composition. Unusual galaxies account for between 5% and 10% of all known galaxies.…
Scientists Examine the Viability of Power Beaming Through Venus’ Atmosphere

Scientists Examine the Viability of Power Beaming Through Venus’ Atmosphere

A group of Caltech researchers reported that they had successfully sent electricity from an orbiting satellite down to Earth a few weeks ago. Even though…
A Novel Method Measures the Strength of Ancient and Active Rivers Outside of Earth Using Remote Images

A Novel Method Measures the Strength of Ancient and Active Rivers Outside of Earth Using Remote Images

In addition to Earth, rivers once ran on two other planets in the solar system: Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, where rivers of liquid methane still…
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