How Did Supermassive Black Holes Get So Big, So Early? They Might Have Had a Head Start

Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) can have billions of solar masses, and observational evidence suggests that all…

A Mission to Triton and Neptune Would Unlock Their Mysteries

A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to come…

Good News, the Ozone Layer Hole is Continuing to Shrink

Climate change is a huge topic and often debated across the world. We continue to burn…

How Webb Stays in Focus

One of the most difficult challenges when assembling a telescope is aligning it to optical precision.…

A Trash Compactor is Going to the Space Station

Astronauts on the International Space Station generate their share of garbage, filling up cargo ships that…

Using Light Echoes to Find Black Holes

The most amazing thing about light is that it takes time to travel through space. Because…

Launching Mass From the Moon Helped by Lunar Gravity Anomalies

Placing a mass driver on the Moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts.…

A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode as supernovae at the end…

eROSITA All-Sky Survey Takes the Local Hot Bubble’s Temperature

About half a century ago, astronomers theorized that the Solar System is situated in a low-density…

An Explanation for Rogue Planets. They Were Eroded Down by Hot Stars

The dividing line between stars and planets is that stars have enough mass to fuse hydrogen…