A new solution to the Fermi Paradox holds that aliens would only be interested in contacting the most technologically advanced planets. Where are the aliens?…
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES MAY BE EVEN LARGER AND POWERFUL THAN WE PREVIOUSLY KNEW
active galactic nuclei The bright, noisy nuclei of galaxies. Supermassive Black Holes Huge amounts of matter are accreting: the most stable and brightest objects in…
A metallic sphere, dubbed as an ‘UFO sighting’, caught on camera in Iraq in 2016
The image was obtained by Jeremy Corbell and investigative journalist George Knapp. (Image: @jeremycorbell/Instagram) The British newspaper Daily Mail reported the image of a non-flying…
NASA detects the first gamma-ray eclipses in ‘spider’ star systems
Experts classify these disparate binary star systems by the names of spider species whose females sometimes devour their smaller mates. An international team of astronomers…
How massive black holes ‘feed’ on intergalactic gas
Research led by the University of Southampton has revealed how supermassive black holes feed on gas clouds that come from other galaxies hundreds of thousands…
A New Model for Dark Matter
A team of researchers has just proposed a new candidate for dark matter: HYPER, or “Highly Interactive Particle Relics.” The phase transition in the early…
‘Rubble Pile’ Asteroids Are Nearly Impossible To Destroy
Australian-led research on an asteroid compared to a “giant space cushion” has provided insights into potentially saving Earth from a future impact. The experts studied…
What is gravitational singularity?
What is gravitational singularity? A gravitational singularity, spacetime singularity or simply singularity is a condition in which gravity is so intense that spacetime itself breaks…
Can humans create a micro black hole?
Humans can theoretically create a micro black hole, but doing so safely would be very difficult. The amount of energy required to create a black…
General Relativity Black holes
A black hole is a region of space within which matter generates a gravitational field so strong that no material particle, including light, can escape.…