Black holes can exert negative pressure on the environment
Since the discovery of Hawking radiation, physicists have known that black holes are not a big “nothing”, or the end…
Astrophysics
Five key facts on Inspiration4 space mission
SpaceX is set to launch four people into space Wednesday on a three-day mission that is the first to orbit…
“Internet Apocalypse”: Solar superstorm can wreak havoc for months!
A new study reveals that, in addition to drastically affecting traditional electrical networks and communications, a coronal mass ejection –…
Types of Black holes – an overview
Black holes are defined as the astronomical bodies from which nothing not even light can escape. Concept of black hole…
400 years later, Kepler’s Supernova debris continues at high speed!
416 years ago, light from the supernova SN 1604 (or Kepler’s Supernova), first observed by the celebrated astronomer Johannes Kepler,…
Contrary to popular belief, the composition of the Milky Way is not homogeneous
Astronomers have discovered that the galaxy’s mixture of gases is heterogeneous and have overturned the hypothesis that it would have…
Scientists study young star to understand what the Sun was like in its “infancy”
The Sun, a star that has existed for 4.6 billion years, did not always look the same as it does…
What is the Loop Quantum Gravity?
Loop quantum gravity (LQG) is a theory of quantum gravity, which aims to merge quantum mechanics and general relativity, incorporating…
Everyone thought that the Betelgeuse was going to explode – but it was just gases!
A drop in brightness seemed to indicate that the shoulder of the Orion constellation was about to die in a…
Record is unpublished: Stars collide and explosion creates supernova
Astronomers have found, for the first time, evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the…