Astrophysicists Release the Biggest Map of the Universe Yet
A powerful astronomy instrument called DESI charts millions of galaxies in the night sky. Can it help scientists finally figure out what dark energy is? ..
A powerful astronomy instrument called DESI charts millions of galaxies in the night sky. Can it help scientists finally figure out what dark energy is? ..
Opening next year, the Vera Rubin Observatory can show how dark matter affects the evolution of galaxies. ..
Physicists have linked the “gravitational memory effect” to fundamental cosmic symmetries and a potential solution to the black hole information paradox. ..
The space telescope’s latest hardware problem has kept it offline for two weeks, raising concerns that the decades-old spacecraft is running out of time. ..
The celestial storm produced carbon-14 atoms found in the rings of a tree felled by Norse explorers, proving they made it to North America 1,000 years ..
The brown dwarf isn't a star and it's not a planet. But it's illuminating the murky borderlands that separate the two. ..
The discovery of a rare “electron-capture” supernova provides crucial insight for understanding the Crab Nebula. ..
The calculations work even in cases where it shouldn’t, like when the black holes are close in size. ..
Physicists calculated that these mysterious particles will betray their location with heat. To prove it, they’ll need the most powerful telescopes in the cosmos. ..
They twist and turn on their way to Earth, which has made it nearly impossible to identify the colossal monsters that create them. ..