Interstellar planets
Today we know thousands of exoplanets located within star systems. To these must be added the interstellar planets, that is…
Astrophysics
Unlocking Cosmic Mysteries: Understanding COBE Satellite Data
The vibrant colors displayed in the image above are a segment of an extensive celestial map, generated by the notable…
Black energy and black matter
‘What makes up everything? Back to ancient Greece. It sought an answer to this big question. Many philosophers have attempted…
Origin of antimatter arriving on Earth could be nearby pulsars
The mysterious excess of a certain antimatter particle that hits Earth may be about to be unraveled. Contrary to the…
The black hole that isn’t there
In 2020, the discovery was announced that within the HR 6819 star system, located just a thousand light years from…
What’s inside a Black Hole?
What’s inside a black hole is anyone’s guess, and science is still struggling to provide us with any answers. Which…
Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a…
A dust-bound supermassive black hole [artist’s impression]
This artist’s impression shows the dust torus around a super-massive black hole. Black holes lurk at the centers of active…
What Is “Redshift?”
‘Redshift’ is a key concept for astronomers. The term can be understood literally — the wavelength of the light is…
Astonishing Image Captures The Epic Collision of Three Galaxies
An object 681 million light-years away might look like one glorious, exquisite mess, but there’s a lot more going on…