New map of the universe uses gravitational waves to reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structure (Image Credit: Phys.org) Credit: Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology and South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international study led by astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology has created the most detailed maps of […]
Evidence of primordial black holes may be hiding in planets, or even everyday objects here on Earth (Image Credit: Phys.org) An illustration of small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black holes would have a difficult time forming the accretion disks that make them visible here. Credit: NASA Imagine the formation […]
Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it ‘born hot’? (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from the fact it appears water oceans could never have existed on the surface of our neighboring […]
BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo) (Image Credit: Space.com) The BepiColombo Mercury probe flew close to our solar system’s innermost planet this week, capturing another haunting image as it zoomed by. On Sunday (Dec. 1), BepiColombo made its fifth of six flybys of Mercury. […]
Broken water pipe knocks out data processing for NASA sun-studying spacecraft (Image Credit: Space.com) Scientists won’t be able to process much of the data gathered by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and IRIS spacecraft for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe. That pipe — a 4-inch-wide (10 centimeters) cooling water […]
Upcoming Proba-3 Mission Will Create Artificial Solar Eclipses to Study the Sun (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Every 18 months or so, the Moon perfectly aligns with our view of the Sun, obscuring the face of the star. Although it lasts for a few minutes, a total solar eclipse is the perfect opportunity for […]
Where’s the Blaze Star? Why the overdue ‘new star’ T Coronae Borealis has yet to light up the night sky (Image Credit: Space.com) The highly-anticipated “guest star” of the night sky has yet to deliver its grand performance — but we have an update. For a quick recap, astronomers and stargazers have […]
Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun (Image Credit: Space.com) A star about 1,360 light-years away from Earth, named FU Orionis, is twice as hot as astronomers previously suspected, according to recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope. In fact, scientists believe that […]
China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise (Image Credit: Space.com) The first analysis of lava samples from the moon’s far side reveals that volcanoes were erupting there 2.8 billion years ago. The moon is tidally locked with Earth, […]
Strange “quasi-moon” of Earth will get one of these 7 names (Image Credit: Space.com) A weird “quasi-moon” of Earth is about to get a name — and you can be part of the process. Earlier this year, the science podcast Radiolab and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) — the organization that assigns […]
