Black holes are one of the most compelling mysteries of the universe. Nothing, not even light,…
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Astronomy
196 Lasers Help Scientists Recreate The Conditions Inside Gigantic Galaxy Clusters
Galaxies rarely live alone. Instead, dozens to thousands are drawn together by gravity, forming vast clusters…
An Infant Star’s Outburst
An energetic outburst from an infant star streaks across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
Mathematical Discovery Could Shed Light On The Secrets Of The Universe
How can Einstein’s theory of gravity be unified with quantum mechanics? Click here…
NICER Telescope Sees Hot Spots Merge On A Magnetar
For the first time, NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) has observed the merging of…
Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys Celebrates 20 Years of Discovery
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble…
Peering Into Centaurus A’s Dusty Core to Study an Active Supermassive Black Hole
Researchers using NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will map and model the core of nearby…
Twin Galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B – A Not-So-Close Encounter
The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B dominate the frame in this image from the…
Dark Energy: Neutron Stars Will Tell Us If It’s Only An Illusion
A huge amount of mysterious dark energy is necessary to explain cosmological phenomena, such as the…
Closest Black Hole System Found To Contain No Black Hole
In 2020 a team led by European Southern Observatory (ESO) astronomers reported the closest black hole…