Astronomers have uncovered the first solid evidence that merger events between black holes can deliver a "kick" powerful enough to send a black hole spinning out of its galaxy. The team, which inclu… [+6025 chars]
Enlarge/ A brown bear with two cubs looks out of its den in the woods under a large rock in winter. 8 with 6 posters participating Every spring, as days in the north stretch longer and melting snow… [+6024 chars]
A very strange meteorite found in western Egypt in 1996 may have tiny pieces of the debris from a supernova in it, and not just any supernova but one created by the explosion of a white dwarf, the re… [+5330 chars]
Astronomers have uncovered the first solid evidence that merger events between black holes can deliver a "kick" powerful enough to send a black hole spinning out of its galaxy. The team, which inclu… [+6025 chars]
The challenges of interstellar travel are immense. However, one scientist has proposed an easier (albeit very slow) way to move between stars: let free-floating planets carry us. If she's right, it c… [+3841 chars]
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in the solar system. Jupiter is eleven Earths across with a diameter of 88,846 miles (142,983 kilometers). By volume, Jupiter reveals itself as the true… [+24231 chars]
The long list of exoplanets just got lengthier as astronomers have discovered a new rocky world located approximately 36.5 light-years away from the Earth. Dubbed Ross 508b, the exoplanet orbits a st… [+2011 chars]
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BySciTechDailyMay 30, 2022 Artists concept of a sun-like star (left) and a rocky planet about 60% larger than Earth in orbit in the stars habitable zone. Gravitational microlensing has the ability t… [+12969 chars]
ByESA/HubbleMay 30, 2022 Hubble Space Telescope image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7496, which lies over 24 million light-years away in the constellation Grus. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. L… [+2279 chars]
While the idea of living on Mars may sound like the plot of the latest science fiction blockbuster, firms including NASA and SpaceX are seriously considering it as a possibility. Several challenges… [+13452 chars]
It may sound like every lazy school students dream, but we really are able to acquire new knowledge without actively trying, a study carried out by researchers at Ohio State University has confirmed.… [+3030 chars]
