It had long seemed impossible that supermassive black holes could grow to such enormous sizes. But the biggest problem is now solved.
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Altos Labs is an ambitious new anti-aging company with billions of dollars to back it up.
Today, supermassive black holes and their host galaxies tell a specific story in terms of mass. But JWST reveals a different story early on.
Seneca thought the use of ice was a “true fever of the most malignant kind.”
When supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.
If it weren’t for a subatomic quantum rule, our Universe would be vastly different. In many ways, our views of the distant Universe are the closest things we’ll ever get […]
One newly discovered, ancient star has a composition unlike any other. Explaining its existence is already blowing astronomers’ minds.
The laws of physics state that you can’t create or destroy matter without also creating or destroying an equal amount of antimatter. So how are we here?
By the end of the decade, we may discover one million black holes. A large enough mass in a compact volume inevitably forms a black hole. Both inside and outside the […]
“Should they strike, each of them has an energy at impact equal to all of the nuclear weapons on Earth combined.”
It’s possible to remove all forms of matter, radiation, and curvature from space. When you do, dark energy still remains. Is this mandatory?
Here on Earth, we commonly use terms like weight (in pounds) and mass (in kilograms) as though they’re interchangeable. They’re not.
Life arose on Earth early on, eventually giving rise to us: intelligent and technologically advanced. “First contact” still remains elusive.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
If you want to have foamy beer inside the comfort of your own home, you need to invest in a special nucleated glass.
The Mayan calendar is revered for its impeccable accuracy. Now, a recent excavation in Guatemala reveals how the system developed over time.
Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?
The Kardashev scale ranks civilizations from Type 1 to Type 3 based on energy harvesting.
If our Universe were born a little differently, there wouldn’t have been any planets, stars, galaxies, or chemically interesting reactions.
If you go young, blue, and massive, you top out at 50,000 K. That’s peanuts! Surprise! The biggest, most massive stars aren’t always the hottest. Although its neighbor, Messier 42, […]
Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
By probing the Universe on atomic scales and smaller, we can reveal the entirety of the Standard Model, and with it, the quantum Universe.
This freshly unearthed image drastically alters the meaning of one of the artist’s most celebrated works.
For generations, physicists have been searching for a quantum theory of gravity. But what if gravity isn’t actually quantum at all?
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We have a morbid curiosity about nautical disaster stories. The Irish “Wreck Viewer” offers a window into centuries of marine misfortune.
Science is an ongoing flirtation with the unknown.
Physics demands that it couldn’t be any other way. Here’s why. Ask anyone — even someone with no background in science — to name something that Einstein did, and odds are they’ll come back with […]
More than 300 years ago, a Spanish ship laden with unspeakable treasure sank after a battle. Because of greed, the treasure remains on the sea floor.
Workaholism is perhaps the most socially accepted addiction, but a new paper shines light on the serious health risks that accompany it along with which occupations are most at risk.