Astronomy October 29, 2019 If there's a wormhole hiding in our galaxy, could we really find it? Wormholes, passageways that connect one universe or time to another, are still only theoretical — but that doesn't mean physicists aren't looking for them. In a new study, researchers describe how to find wormholes in the folds of our galaxy.
Astronomy October 23, 2019 'Cosmic Yeti' from the dawn of the universe is discovered Astronomers in the U.S. and Australia have spotted a gigantic galaxy from the universe’s dawn that they have dubbed a “cosmic Yeti.”
Astronomy October 18, 2019 Milky Way galaxy is a cosmic thief A newly published study notes that the Milky Way stole several dwarf galaxies from the neighboring galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), including the Carina and Fornax, because of an ongoing merger between the two.
Astronomy October 11, 2019 A second interstellar visitor has arrived. Astronomers think they know where it came from For the second time ever, astronomers have detected an interstellar object plunging through our solar system. But this time, researchers think they know where it came from.
Astronomy October 10, 2019 Early earthlings may have watched the galaxy's center explode 3.5M years ago At the center of our galaxy is a supermassive black hole which, apparently, likes to blow bubbles.
Astronomy October 8, 2019 Mysterious ‘cosmic web’ that sticks the universe together pictured for first time The cosmic web responsible for 'gluing' the far-flung galaxies of the universe together has been directly observed for the first time ever.
Astronomy October 7, 2019 Milky Way galaxy's center exploded 3.5M years ago The Milky Way galaxy is home to all life as we know it, but about 3.5 million years ago, something strange and "dramatic" happened to it — a massive explosion in its center.
Astronomy October 4, 2019 Astronomers discover 'cosmic pretzel' 700 light-years away from Earth This is one "pretzel" that's definitely going to make you thirsty.
Astronomy October 4, 2019 Black holes as we know them may not exist If you were to dive into a black hole (something we would not recommend), you"d likely find a singularity, or an infinitely small and dense point, at the center. Or that's what physicists have always thought.
NASA October 3, 2019 Gigantic black spot spotted on Jupiter by NASA spacecraft NASA’s Juno spacecraft has spotted a giant black spot on Jupiter that stretched 2,200 miles across the surface of the gas planet.
Astronomy October 3, 2019 Milky Way galaxy on 'collision course' with nearby 'monster' galaxy The home to all life as we know, the Milky Way galaxy, is on a "collision course" with its cosmic neighbor, Andromeda, according to a new study. But you needn't fret, astronomers say — it won't happen for about 4.5 billion years.