Is the Earliest Supermassive Black Hole Mystery Solved?
One of the most intriguing puzzles in cosmology is the existence of supermassive black holes that seem to appear very early in the history of the Universe. Astronomers keep finding…
James Webb Space Telescope’s strange little red dots may really be ‘black hole stars’, X-ray data suggests
Finding X-rays coming from one of the little red dots discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the key to answering what these weird objects truly are.
ESA’s Proba 3 is Unlocking Secrets of the Solar Wind
It has been a dream of astronomers and solar scientists for ages. A new mission gives solar researchers a powerful new tool in their arsenal: on-demand, total solar eclipses. Launched…
Europe’s powerful Ariane 6 rocket launching 32 Amazon internet satellites early April 30: Watch it live
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket will launch 32 of Amazon’s broadband-beaming satellites early Thursday morning (April 30), and you can watch it live.
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 4 gets release date and trailer packed with space cowboys, black holes, and a T-rex
“We really think it’s our best season yet.”
A Gently Glowing Galaxy
ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal…
Falcon 9 rocket stage projected to impact moon’s near side in August
A spent Falcon 9 stage used to launch a pair of commercial lunar landers is projected to impact the moon Aug. 5, according to astronomers. The post Falcon 9 rocket…
The Sun’s Impossible Floating Mountains
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have produced the most detailed simulations ever of solar prominences. These vast clouds of cooler plasma suspended in the Sun’s…
Our Galaxy Has a Hot Side and Now We Know Why
Our Galaxy’s halo of hot gas is measurably warmer on one side than the other and a team of scientists have found the culprit. The gravitational pull of the Large…
Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why
Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way’s spiral disk — and it’s not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might…