Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past, Hubble astronomers found a pair of quasars that are so close to each other they look like a single object in ground-based telescopic photos, but.....»»
Magnifying deep space through the "Carousel Lens"—rare alignment offers unique opportunity to study cosmology
In a rare and extraordinary discovery, researchers have identified a unique configuration of galaxies that form the most exquisitely aligned gravitational lens found to date. The Carousel Lens is a massive cluster-scale gravitational lens system that.....»»
James Webb image shows two galaxies in the process of colliding
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures one of the universe's most dramatic events: the colliding of two galaxies......»»
Black hole pairs may unveil new particles
In a paper published in Physical Review Letters this week, physicists from Amsterdam and Copenhagen argue that close observations of merging black hole pairs may unveil information about potential new particles. The research combines several new disc.....»»
Hubble finds more black holes than expected in the early universe
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 found more black holes in the early universe than has previously been reported. The new.....»»
Brazil"s farmers fret over fires and drought
Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard......»»
Astronomers detect black hole "starving" its host galaxy to death
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The results are reported in the journal Nature Astronomy......»»
Combination and summary of ATLAS dark matter searches within 2HDM+a framework
In the 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed that the velocities of galaxies in the Coma Cluster were too high to be maintained solely by the gravitational pull of luminous matter. He proposed the existence of some non-luminous matter within.....»»
JunoCam spots new volcano on active Io
A new volcano has been spotted on Jupiter's moon Io, the most geologically active place in the solar system. Analysis of the first close-up images of Io in over 25 years, captured by the JunoCam instrument on NASA's Juno mission, reveal the emergence.....»»
Double dip: Antarctic sea ice sinks to new low for winter
For the second winter in a row, the extent of Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average—and it has just set a new record low for this time of year......»»
New fusion reactions could lead to long-lasting superheavy nuclei with unique properties
A team of scientists has made significant progress in the ongoing quest to create new, long-lasting superheavy nuclei. These double magic nuclei, characterized by a precise number of protons and neutrons that form a highly stable configuration, are e.....»»
Hubble and Chandra find supermassive black hole duo
Like two Sumo wrestlers squaring off, the closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes have been observed in tight proximity. These are located approximately 300 light-years apart and were detected using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Ch.....»»
New measurements reveal the enormous halos that shroud all galaxies in the universe
Have you ever wanted to make a $150,000 gamble? If you're right, you open a new window to the universe. But if you're wrong, you've just wasted a lot of money and time......»»
Hidden, compact galaxies in the distant universe—searching for the secrets behind the little red dots
Astronomers exploring the faraway universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's most powerful telescope, have found a class of galaxies that challenges even the most skillful creatures in mimicry—like the mimic octopus. This creature can imp.....»»
The Biggest Controversy in Cosmology Just Got Bigger
A long-awaited study of the cosmic expansion rate suggests that when it comes to the Hubble tension, cosmologists are still missing something......»»
Life is Strange: Double Exposure’s supernatural story already has me hooked
Life is Strange: Double Exposure stars protagonist Max Caufield on another supernatural adventure. Here's what we experienced in our demo at PAX West......»»
Massive merger: Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy"s center
The origins of aptly named supermassive black holes—which can weigh in at more than a million times the mass of the sun and reside in the center of most galaxies—remain one of the great mysteries of the cosmos......»»
Deep imaging techniques reveal that galaxies are much much bigger than previously thought
If this galaxy is typical, then the study, published today in Nature Astronomy, indicates that our galaxy is already interacting with its closest neighbor, Andromeda......»»
Samsung’s new laptop has literally double the AI
Samsung has announced the first of its Galaxy Book5 lineup and it can use both Copilot+ experiences and Galaxy AI......»»
NASA"s Hubble, MAVEN help solve the mystery of Mars"s escaping water
Mars was once a very wet planet, as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest? Now, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and MA.....»»
James Webb spots another pair of galaxies forming a question mark
Webb has stumbled across a question mark-shaped galaxy, and the reasons for its uniqueness reveal how the telescope looks at some of the most distant galaxies......»»