Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found

About half the normal matter in our universe had never been observed – until now. Two…

Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found

About half the normal matter in our universe had never been observed – until now. Two…

Culture picks: Read your way into (almost) any science subject

From gravitational waves to waves of flavour, Jonathon Keats surveys the best of the current crop…

Culture picks: Read your way into (almost) any science subject

From gravitational waves to waves of flavour, Jonathon Keats surveys the best of the current crop…

Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack

Active Galactic Nuclei occur when a black hole devours a cloud of gas and dust and…

Nanoflares in the sun’s plasma may cause its scalding atmosphere

Tiny explosions in the atmosphere may explain why the solar corona is a million degrees hotter…

Nanoflares in the sun’s plasma may cause its scalding atmosphere

Tiny explosions in the atmosphere may explain why the solar corona is a million degrees hotter…

Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere

The same volcanic eruptions that made the dark patches we can see on the moon spewed…

Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere

The same volcanic eruptions that made the dark patches we can see on the moon spewed…

The sun’s energy could speed up dark matter so we can detect it

If dark matter is made of ultra-light particles with very little energy, one way to find…