Hidden Supermassive Black Holes Spawned by Colliding Galaxies
Most, if not all, massive galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are thought to contain supermassive black holes. These black holes are enormous, with masses…
Astronomy
Astronomers Discover no Young Binary Stars near the Milky Way’s Black Hole
The discovery that astronomers have discovered no young binary stars near the Milky Way’s black hole points to an intriguing phenomenon in the galactic center.…
Physicists have developed a New Model of Ringing Black Holes
Ringing black holes are the result of a phenomenon known as “ringdown,” which occurs after the merger of two black holes or the perturbation of…
New research Suggests that Gene-edited Rice could survive in Martian Soil
Various studies have been conducted by scientists to investigate the possibility of cultivating crops on Mars or other celestial bodies. Growing plants in simulated Martian…
Hubble Observes Shadow Play as it Circles a Planet-forming Disk
Planet-forming disks are flat structures of gas and dust that surround young stars. They are also known as protoplanetary disks or circumstellar disks. These disks…
What On Mars Produced This Mini Book-Shaped Rock?
A tiny book-shaped rock is buried in the Gale Crater’s dirt, as seen in a charming new image from the Curiosity Mars rover. The interaction…
Astronomers have Discovered the Largest Known Cosmic Explosion
The largest cosmic explosion ever observed has been discovered by a team of astronomers led by the University of Southampton. The explosion is ten times…
NASA Sets a New Record for the Fastest Space-to-Ground Data Transfer
A tiny satellite the size of a tissue box has accomplished a remarkable accomplishment by using laser communications to beam data from space to Earth…
Hubble Observes a Possible Runaway Black Hole Leaving a Star Trail
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a trail of stars that may have been left by a rogue black hole. The phenomenon was discovered in…
Improved Measurements of Galaxies’ Composition
Measuring the composition of galaxies is a difficult task that requires studying the light that they emit at various wavelengths. This information can help us…
Seismic Waves detected in the Martian Core
Seismic waves traveling through the Martian core would provide valuable new information about the planet’s interior. Because seismic waves can reveal information about the density,…
Innovative Research sheds New Light on Mars’ Origins and Composition
Recent discoveries have shed new light on the origins and composition of Mars. This study is based on information gathered by the Mars InSight lander,…
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