Astronomers recently observed a massive star in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) that bypassed the usual supernova explosion and collapsed directly into a black hole. Typically,…
Revealing Black Holes The Wobble Effect!
New research reveals that supermassive black holes surrounded by ultraluminous accretion disks—those that emit exceptionally bright radiation—also experience a phenomenon known as wobbling, or precession.…
Stars disappear and are mysteriously replaced by black holes
Astronomers recently observed a rare cosmic event in the Andromeda galaxy: a massive star that vanished without the typical supernova explosion and seemingly transformed directly…
Spectral methods allow the calculation of tidal effects in the interiors of planets and moons
A new spectral method has been developed to compute how tidal forces impact the interiors of planets and moons, offering greater precision for objects with…
Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672
The Hubble Space Telescope’s recent capture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 presents a vivid view of this cosmic wonder, located 49 million light-years…
Huge hidden ocean beneath Mars could harbor life
Huge hidden ocean beneath Mars could harbor life Geophysicists have discovered a huge hidden ocean beneath the surface of Mars that they believe could harbor…
Hubble and Chandra discover a pair of supermassive black holes
Hubble and Chandra discover a pair of supermassive black holes Image of galaxy MCG-03-34-064 taken in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble’s sharp…
Enter LUCA, a 4.2 billion-year-old cell that is the ancestor of all life on Earth today.
Enter LUCA, a 4.2 billion-year-old cell that is the ancestor of all life on Earth today. New research suggests that everything alive today is the…
Scientists have found that contact with nature has an encouraging effect on our psychological state.
Scientists have found that contact with nature has an encouraging effect on our psychological state. A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology…
Study finds active volcanoes on the moon up until the age of dinosaurs
Study finds active volcanoes on the moon up until the age of dinosaurs Three glass marbles brought back by a Chinese space probe suggest that…