So far, gravitational waves have revealed stellar mass black holes and neutron stars, plus a cosmic background. So much more is coming.
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We know of stellar mass and supermassive black holes, but intermediate mass ones have long proved elusive. Until now.
Life finds a way — particularly if it has a moon.
The discovery calls into question the few things scientists know about these powerful astronomical phenomena.
Out of the four rocky planets in our Solar System, only Earth presently has plate tectonics. But billions of years ago, Venus had them, too.
Whether they’re gas giants or rocky planets makes all the difference for life. Over the past 30 years, we went from not knowing if there were planets like ours around other […]
In 2017, a kilonova sent light and gravitational waves across the Universe. Here on Earth, there was a 1.7 second signal arrival delay. Why?
The guilt-free air conditioning, called “cooling paper,” is made from recyclable paper and doesn’t use any electricity.
Stars are born, live, and die within the spiral arms of galaxies like the Milky Way. These 19 JWST spirals deliver unprecedented riches.
When Cameroon’s Lakes Monoun and Nyos exploded, they released clouds of carbon dioxide that suffocated everything in its wake.
When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.
Nothing lives forever, at least, not in the physical Universe. But relativity allows us to get closer than ever, from one perspective.
NASA will use energy from Earth’s gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
Today, supermassive black holes and their host galaxies tell a specific story in terms of mass. But JWST reveals a different story early on.
The eclipse season is starting with a bang.
With sodium-sensitive eyes, we’d see it every new Moon. With no detectable gases, the Moon appears to be atmosphere-free. The Moon as seen from a view above the majority of Earth’s […]
In 2017, we detected gold being forged in a neutron star-neutron star merger. Now, in 2024, the amounts created simply don’t add up.
If nature were perfectly deterministic, atoms would almost instantly all collapse. Here’s how Heisenberg uncertainty saves the atom.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life’s unavoidable challenges.
Einstein hated “spooky action at a distance,” but much to his chagrin, quantum mechanics remains as spooky as ever.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
The neutrino is the most ghostly, rarely-interacting particle in all the Standard Model. How well can we truly make “beams” out of them?
Did the Milky Way form by slowly accreting matter or by devouring its neighboring galaxies? At last, we’re uncovering our own history.
Break into London Zoo? Illegal, but it would improve the London Circle Walk
How can you maximize the amount of love and happiness in your life? One of history’s greatest scientists found the answer: with math.
Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.
NASA’s space telescopes and observatories bring humanity unrivaled science images and scientific discoveries. Here’s what should be next.
“She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”