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Category: Astronomy
Scientists Found a Ghostly Reservoir of Gas That Shouldn’t Exist in the Deep Past
In the silent, dark expanse of the early universe, something massive was stirring. Long before the stars and galaxies we…
A Supermassive Black Hole Is Turning Into a Cosmic Fire Hose and Blasting Its Own Galaxy
In the vast, silent theater of the cosmos, galaxies are often thought of as self-contained cities of light, slowly spinning…
The Universe’s First Stars May Have Been Powered by Dark Matter Instead of Nuclear Fusion
In the deep, silent infancy of the cosmos, just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang, the universe…
Millions of Hidden Black Holes Are Lurking in the Universe’s Smallest Galaxies
In the vast, silent stretches of our universe, galaxies drift like glowing islands, each harboring a secret at its core.…
Mars is Glowing with Ghostly Electrical Storms That Are Reshaping its Entire Surface
Mars is often painted as a silent, rusted graveyard, a world where the clock stopped eons ago. Yet, if you…
The Universe Is Jiggling Like Jell-O and Scientists Finally Know Why
Imagine the entire universe as a crowded, Olympic-sized swimming pool. Every galaxy is a swimmer, and every movement they make…
Scientists Finally Locate the Secret Engine Powering the Sun’s Most Violent Eruptions
On a typical afternoon in late 2017, the sun did what it has done for billions of years: it unleashed…
Strange Celestial Oddballs Are Hiding the Secrets of Alien Space Weather
For as long as humans have looked at the night sky, we have wondered about the invisible forces that shape…
Our Galaxy’s Sleeping Giant Was Actually Screaming Just a Few Centuries Ago
At the very center of our galaxy lies a monster that, by all rights, should be screaming. This is Sagittarius…
Spacecraft Exhaust Is Racing Across the Moon and Could Erase the History of Life
For billions of years, the Moon has served as a silent witness to the chaotic history of our solar system.…
We Are Finally Watching the Ghost of a 17000 Light Year Old Explosion Breathe
In the autumn of 1604, the German astronomer Johannes Kepler looked up at the night sky and witnessed a “new…
Scientists Discovered a Massive Cloud of Gas That Forgot to Turn Into a Galaxy
In the silent, cold expanse of the nearby universe, about 94 million light years away from our own neighborhood, there…
Astronomers Solve the 850 Year Old Mystery of the Sky’s Most Bizarre Frozen Firework
In the year 1181 AD, observers on Earth looked toward the heavens and witnessed a celestial anomaly. A “guest star”…
Astronomers Discover a Flash of Blue Light Brighter Than 400 Billion Suns
In the silent, freezing reaches of the deep cosmos, a massive star once drifted in a gravitational dance with a…
James Webb Solved the Mystery of the Universe’s Little Red Dots
In the vast, silent expanse of the early universe, certain flickers of light have long puzzled the people who study…
Our Neighboring Galaxy Is Hiding Nearly 500 Giant Molecular Clouds That We Never Knew Existed
In the silent, vast expanse of the cosmos, our closest celestial neighbor hangs like a shimmering island of light. The…
Astronomers Discover a Giant Cosmic Lighthouse Flickering Deep in the Silent Universe
In the vast, silent stretches of our universe, there exist beacons of light so intense they defy easy comprehension. These…
The Sun Is Hiding a Giant Secret on Its Far Side That Could Cripple Our Power Grid
For as long as humans have looked to the sky, the sun has been a constant, predictable presence. It rises…
Scientists Discover an Ancient Star Cluster That Is Constanty Shedding Suns Into the Void
Deep within the crowded, glowing heart of our Milky Way, an ancient relic of the early universe is slowly coming…
Astronomers Solve the 800-Year-Old Mystery of the 1181 “Guest Star”
Most stars that end their lives in explosions do so with overwhelming finality. They tear themselves apart, scattering their remains…
The Ghost Planet: Astronomers Just Captured a World Wandering the Dark Without a Sun
In the vast architecture of the universe, most planets are creatures of routine. They circle their stars with dependable regularity,…