Who owns the universe?
With many countries, companies and individuals intensifying their space exploration programs, questions about rights, ownership and the feasibility of manned space missions are coming to the fore of public debate......»»
Powerful yet lonely: The distant quasar left alone in its group
Looking at the night sky with the naked eye, we can only see an infinitesimal part of what the Universe contains, and the largest part cannot even be "seen". Radio wavelengths have gifted us some of the most fascinating astronomical sources: radio-lo.....»»
Lunar telescope project aims to search for ancient radio waves
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are leading a new effort to land a radio telescope on the moon. If successful, the project will mark the first step towards exploring the Dark Ages of the universe......»»
Stars can eat their planets, and spit them back out again
As tragic as it is, engulfment of a planetary object by its stellar parent is a common scenario throughout the universe. But it doesn't have to end in doom. A team of astrophysicists have used computer simulations to discover that planets can not onl.....»»
Marvel leaker teases Iron Man’s return after Endgame death
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) died heroically at the end of Avengers: Endgame, accomplishing his most important mission. Tony Stark saved the universe, even if … The post Marvel leaker teases Iron Man’s return after Endgame death appeared.....»»
Astronomers may have discovered the universe’s largest magnetic fields
Despite the fact that our universe is electrically neutral, atoms found throughout the universe can be positively charged nuclei or negatively charged electrons. When these … The post Astronomers may have discovered the universe’s largest mag.....»»
Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars
Astrophysicists in Australia have shed new light on the state of the universe 13 billion years ago by measuring the density of carbon in the gases surrounding ancient galaxies......»»
Astronomers go hunting for mysterious q-balls
Our universe may feature large, macroscopic clumps of dark matter known as q-balls. These q-balls would be absolutely invisible, but they may reveal their presence through tiny magnifications of starlight......»»
The universe may have started with a dark Big Bang
The Big Bang may have not been alone. The appearance of all the particles and radiation in the universe may have been joined by another Big Bang that flooded our universe with dark matter particles. And we may be able to detect it......»»
What are the best conditions for life? Exploring the multiverse can help us find out
Is our universe all there is, or could there be more? Is our universe just one of a countless multitude, all together in an all-encompassing multiverse?.....»»
Oppo’s upcoming flagship could have an insanely bright display
According to a tweet by tipster Ice Universe, it has been suggested that the upcoming Oppo Find X6 Pro could have the brightest smartphone display on the market. The post Oppo’s upcoming flagship could have an insanely bright display first appeared.....»»
Roman Space Telescope will survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will look at vast areas of space to help cosmologists understand the universe on a large scale......»»
Colliding Dwarf Galaxies Reveal a Glimpse of the Early Universe
Scientists may have spotted two pairs of merging dwarf galaxies, each pair with a duo of soon-to-collide black holes.....»»
Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy—zone proposed for testing new technologies
Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes capture X-ray images, and observatories like the Green B.....»»
James Webb Telescope is getting closer to finding what ionized the universe
Astronomers have determined that so-called "leaky" galaxies may have responsible for triggering the last great transformational epoch in our universe, one which ionized the neutral interstellar gas......»»
How NASA"s Roman Space Telescope will rewind the universe
A new simulation shows how NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn back the cosmic clock, unveiling the evolving universe in ways that have never been possible before when it launches by May 2027. With its ability to rapidly image enormous.....»»
Rare quasar triplet forms one of the most massive objects in the universe
Ultra-massive black holes are the most massive objects in the universe. Their mass can reach millions and billions of solar masses. Supercomputer simulations on Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)'s Frontera supercomputer have helped astrophysicis.....»»
Astronomers discover metal-rich galaxy in early universe
Scanning the first images of a well-known early galaxy taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Cornell astronomers were intrigued to see a blob of light near its outer edge......»»
An enormous galaxy cluster warps spacetime in this Hubble image
Much of the universe is too far away for even powerful telescopes to observe -- so researchers make use of a natural occurrence called gravitational lensing......»»
Webb spots surprisingly massive galaxies in early universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six massive galaxies that emerged not long after the Big Bang, a study said Wednesday, surprising scientists by forming at a speed that contradicts our current understanding of the universe......»»
James Webb spots ‘universe-breaking’ massive early galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to throw up surprises, and recently it has been used to spot some very old galaxies which have astonished astronomers......»»