Earlier this year, astronomers used microlensing and the Hubble Space Telescope to detect, for the first time, a rogue black hole that is about 5,000 lightyears away from Earth. Now, with more precis… [+5497 chars]
There are a lot of asteroids in the news lately, but the asteroid has been gaining considerable notice since its discovery in 2004. The asteroid, which is more than 1,100 feet (about 340 meters) acro… [+7583 chars]
Galactic collisions are among the most spectacular events in the cosmos. Collisions between galaxies are commonplace among galaxies that coexist in the same cluster. The gravitational attraction betw… [+3191 chars]
Figure 1 shows the MAXWELL instrument and the resolution estimate. The high z-resolution of MAXWELL is possible because of the short wavelengths of X-rays. However, it requires a high-performance X-r… [+13921 chars]
Title: Measurements of cosmic expansion and growth rate of structure from voids in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey between redshift 0.07 and 1.0 Authors: Alex Woodfinden, Seshadri Nadathur, Will J. P… [+5362 chars]
Title: Measurements of cosmic expansion and growth rate of structure from voids in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey between redshift 0.07 and 1.0 Authors: Alex Woodfinden, Seshadri Nadathur, Will J. P… [+5362 chars]
Black holes have made a number of big headlines over the last few years. In 2019, the aptly named Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) managed to capture one on film for the first time. And in May of 2022, … [+991 chars]
Figure 1 shows the MAXWELL instrument and the resolution estimate. The high z-resolution of MAXWELL is possible because of the short wavelengths of X-rays. However, it requires a high-performance X-r… [+13921 chars]
Antarctica is dominated by ice, mainly two massive glacial ice sheets called the East and West Antarctic Ice Sheets. Unsurprisingly, these ice sheets have been losing mass in recent years. Two glacie… [+2401 chars]
Published: 3:00pm, 11 Jun, 2022 Updated: 3:00pm, 11 Jun, 2022
Antarctica is dominated by ice, mainly two massive glacial ice sheets called the East and West Antarctic Ice Sheets. Unsurprisingly, these ice sheets have been losing mass in recent years. Two glacie… [+2401 chars]
Picture from Premium Version of Canva New climate models suggested by scientists say that one of the seven known planets orbiting a small star known as TRAPPIST-1 could support life. In a press rel… [+66 chars]