A Unique Perspective on the Jet of a Black Hole
Research led by the University of Michigan has pored over more than two decades’ worth of data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory to show there’s…
Astronomy
Astronomers Discover Ancient Quasars with Mysterious Origins
A quasar is the extremely bright core of a galaxy that hosts an active supermassive black hole at its center. As the black hole draws…
Mars’ Wobble could indicate the Presence of Dark Matter
In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes…
Early Universe has more Black Holes than Expected
With the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of researchers led by scientists in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University has…
Dancing Galaxies create a Monster at Cosmic Dawn
Astronomers have spotted a pair of galaxies in the act of merging 12.8 billion years ago. The characteristics of these galaxies indicate that the merger…
New Data Suggests that Ancient Mars had Buried Water Stores and Uncommon Magmas
A new study explores how variations in Mars’ crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet’s magmatic evolution and hydrological systems. The…
A Nearby Supernova could Conclude the Search for Dark Matter
Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae.…
Origin of Pluto’s Heart
An international team of astrophysicists led by the University of Bern and members of the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have finally…
Found the Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in Our Galaxy
Astronomers have discovered the largest stellar black hole ever discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. This black hole was identified in data from the European…
The Milky Way’s Hidden Function in Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Astrophysicists shed light on the connection between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky deity Nut. The research uses ancient Egyptian writings and simulations to…
Surprising Observations Concerning Debris Movements on Mars
The presence of liquid water on Mars’ surface may have been shorter than previously imagined. Channel landforms known as gullies, which were previously considered to…
Finding novel Physics in the Debris of Colliding Neutron Stars
Neutron star mergers are a goldmine for novel physics signals, with implications for understanding the true nature of dark matter, according to Washington University in…
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