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What Happens If a Tiny Black Hole Passes Through Your Body? A New Study Explores the Possibility...

It is believed that 4.4 billion years ago, a celestial body (Theia) slammed into Earth and produced the Moon. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Astrobiology

4.4 Billion Years Ago, a Planet Collided with Earth—And Changed Everything

Imagine a world where Earth was not yet the familiar blue planet we know today. Around 4.4...

This computer-simulated image shows a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. The black region in the center represents the black hole's event horizon, where no light can escape the massive object's gravitational grip. The black hole's powerful gravity distorts space around it like a funhouse mirror. Light from background stars is stretched and smeared as the stars skim by the black hole. Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Coe, J. Anderson, and R. van der Marel (STScI)

Astronomy

The Milky Way’s Heart Is on Fire: JWST Captures Explosive Black Hole Flares

For decades, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way,...

Artist's impression of the Yellow Hypergiant star Rho Cassiopeiae around which gas shells form due to recurring outbursts observed in the last 130 years. Credit: Alex Lobel

Astronomy

The Violent Life of Rho Cassiopeiae: A Star on the Edge of Explosion

For decades, astronomers have been captivated by yellow hypergiants, a rare and enigmatic class of massive stars...

A mysterious isotope shift in ytterbium led scientists on a journey of discovery, revealing secrets about the structure of atomic nuclei. While hopes of a new dark force remain unproven, the findings provide crucial clues about the fundamental nature of matter and neutron stars.

Astronomy

A Strange Atomic Phenomenon Could Be Our Best Clue to Dark Matter Yet

For decades, physicists have searched for the elusive dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up about...

The Milky Way Is on a Collision Course with a Black Hole—It’s Only a Matter of Time

Could This Be the First Planet to Escape the Milky Way at Record-Breaking Speeds?

February 12, 2025

Is an Asteroid About to Strike Earth? The Truth About 2024 YR4

February 12, 2025

Einstein Was Right! Euclid’s Discovery Proves General Relativity in Action

February 11, 2025

The Ultimate Space Mystery: How Massive Stars Decide the Fate of Star Formation

February 11, 2025

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JWST Spotted Something Amazing on Europa’s Surface: A Sign of Life in Its Ocean?

March 5, 2024

In this episode, we explore the discovery of carbon dioxide on Europa’s surface by the James Webb Space Telescope, or...

Watch the Historic Landing of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Capsule on Sunday Night

In this episode, I will tell you about a fascinating space mission that collected a sample from an asteroid and...

Chandrayaan-3 updates: India’s Last Hope to Revive Its Moon Mission

Chandrayaan-3 is India’s second attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon and explore its south pole region, which is...

NASA's James Webb Exposed TRAPPIST-1 b’s Secret: It’s a Dead World!

In this episode, we explore a new study that used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the exoplanet...

JWST Just Found a Galaxy That Is So Old and Extreme That It Is Like a Fossil from the Early Universe

In this episode, we will explore one of the most remarkable discoveries made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):...

NASA Opens a Time Capsule from Space and Gets a Shocking Surprise!

In this episode, we will tell you the amazing story of OSIRIS-REx and Bennu, a NASA mission that collected and...

Watch a Martian Dust Devil on Camera using NASA’s Perseverance Rover!

In this episode, we will show you how NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a video of a dust devil on Mars,...

JWST Spotted Something Amazing on Europa’s Surface: A Sign of Life in Its Ocean?

March 5, 2024

In this episode, we explore the discovery of carbon dioxide on Europa’s surface by the James Webb Space Telescope, or...

Watch the Historic Landing of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Capsule on Sunday Night

Chandrayaan-3 updates: India’s Last Hope to Revive Its Moon Mission

NASA's James Webb Exposed TRAPPIST-1 b’s Secret: It’s a Dead World!

JWST Just Found a Galaxy That Is So Old and Extreme That It Is Like a Fossil from the Early Universe

NASA Opens a Time Capsule from Space and Gets a Shocking Surprise!

Watch a Martian Dust Devil on Camera using NASA’s Perseverance Rover!

How Euclid Space Telescope Overcame Incredible Challenges to Explore the Dark Universe

March 2, 2024

A Cosmic Puzzle: How Did a Baby Galaxy Become So Big and Bright?

March 2, 2024

James Webb Discovered Mysterious Planet-Like Objects That Float in Pairs in Space

March 2, 2024

An artist’s rendition of a supermassive black hole being a “messy eater.” Sometimes matter can be flung off at high speeds in the form of jets—which may create the conditions for stars to form.

Astronomy

The Milky Way Is on a Collision Course with a Black Hole—It’s Only a Matter of Time

A cosmic catastrophe is slowly unfolding in deep space, and astronomers have uncovered something astonishing—a supermassive black hole within the...

This artist’s concept visualizes a super-Neptune world orbiting a low-mass star near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists recently discovered such a system that may break the current record for fastest exoplanet system, traveling at least 1.2 million miles per hour, or 540 kilometers per second. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC)

This Planet May Soon Escape the Milky Way’s Gravitational Grip

A zoom-in of the main image. Are planets forming in here somewhere? Rocky ones in habitable zones? Image Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

Discover the Fiery Beauty of NGC 2040—A Star Cluster in Cosmic Bloom

This is an 80-million-pixel picture of the star cluster RCW 38, located 5500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. RCW 38 is a young cluster containing about 2000 stars, and is bursting with star-forming activity. The picture was taken with ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), operating in Chile's Atacama Desert. It shows a mixture of gas, dust and stars, creating an extravagant, yet spectacular landscape. As VISTA observes infrared light, it is able to peer through most of the dust in this region, which would block our view when observing in visible light. Behind the dust, VISTA is showing young stars within dusty cocoons and cold 'failed' stars known as brown dwarfs, thus revealing the secrets within these young stellar nurseries. Credit: ESO/VVVX survey

See! The Spectacular Birth of Suns in RCW 38

Artist's rendition of a white dwarf from the surface of an orbiting exoplanet. New research suggests that white dwarfs can be hospitable hosts for life-supporting exoplanets. Image Credit: Madden/Cornell University

There May Be Life—Even Around a Dead Star! The Hidden Potential of White Dwarfs

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4.4 Billion Years Ago, a Planet Collided with Earth—And Changed Everything

Imagine a world where Earth was not yet the familiar blue planet we know today. Around 4.4 billion years ago,...

The Milky Way’s Heart Is on Fire: JWST Captures Explosive Black Hole Flares

For decades, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, has been a...

The Violent Life of Rho Cassiopeiae: A Star on the Edge of Explosion

For decades, astronomers have been captivated by yellow hypergiants, a rare and enigmatic class of massive stars known for their...

A Strange Atomic Phenomenon Could Be Our Best Clue to Dark Matter Yet

For decades, physicists have searched for the elusive dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up about 85% of the...

The Milky Way Is on a Collision Course with a Black Hole—It’s Only a Matter of Time

A cosmic catastrophe is slowly unfolding in deep space, and astronomers have uncovered something astonishing—a supermassive black hole within the...

This Planet May Soon Escape the Milky Way’s Gravitational Grip

The universe never ceases to surprise us, and the latest revelation from astronomers is no exception. Imagine a star speeding...

Discover the Fiery Beauty of NGC 2040—A Star Cluster in Cosmic Bloom

Recently, the Gemini South telescope, part of the International Gemini Observatory, unveiled a breathtaking image of this cluster, revealing a...

See! The Spectacular Birth of Suns in RCW 38

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