Wild Theory Suggests Dark Matter Could Make Stars Immortal
Stars very close to the center of our galaxy could be fueled by dark matter in perpetuity, according to a team of astronomers who recently studied the distant light sources.…
Largest Space Images Ever: Euclid’s Views of Galaxy Clusters, Galaxies, and Nebulae
In July 2023, scientists launched the Euclid Space Telescope into orbit with a straightforward, albeit massive, task: to map the dark universe, revealing the dark matter and dark energy that…
Largest Space Images Ever: Euclid’s Views of Galaxy Clusters, Galaxies, and Nebulae
In July 2023, scientists launched the Euclid Space Telescope into orbit with a straightforward, albeit massive, task: to map the dark universe, revealing the dark matter and dark energy that…
How Dark Matter Aims to Ground High-Concept Sci-Fi With Real-World Emotions
If you’ve read Blake Crouch’s 2016 novel Dark Matter—and a lot of people have, considering it’s a best-seller—you’re probably wondering how the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation will handle the high-concept…
Astronomers Uncover Micro ‘Galaxy’ Orbiting the Milky Way
A collection of stars 30,000 light-years away is the faintest and lowest-mass Milky Way satellite ever found, according to the group of scientists who recently observed it. Oh, and it…
Engineers Devise Plan to De-Ice ‘Dark Universe’ Telescope from a Million Miles Away
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope has been gradually losing its vision as layers of water molecules have frozen onto its mirrors. That’s bad news for a mission tasked…
These Violent Collisions Could Be Producing Dark Matter
A collision of two extraordinarily dense, collapsed stars in the distant universe is providing potential clues to the axion, a dark matter candidate first proposed half a century ago. Kara…
Physicists Measure Gravity of Smallest Mass Yet
Despite keeping us grounded and warping light that travels through space, gravity is actually quite a weak force. The smaller the mass, the less gravity appears to have any pull,…
Massive Caverns Excavated for New Particle Accelerator in South Dakota
You’re probably excited for DUNE—no, not that one. I’m talking about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a mile below Lead, South Dakota, where three massive caverns have been excavated…
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Black Holes
An artist’s impression of GRB 221009A, which may have heralded the birth of a black hole.Image: NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde Black holes. Despite their names, the enigmatic objects are opposite of vacuous.…