‘In the News’ Archives

The Earth is bathed in high-energy particles. Known as cosmic rays, most of them are protons … “Even Microquasars are Powerful Particle Accelerators”

When we first began searching for planets around other stars, one of the surprising discoveries … “White Dwarfs Pause Their Cooling, Giving Planets a Second Chance for Habitability”

A team of astronomers have mapped the nearby universe, from about 425 million to 800 … “Meet Quipu, largest known structure in the universe”

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first … “There could be a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud hurling stars at the Milky Way”

Don’t let the name fool you. Black holes might all have hearts of pure darkness, but many … “Billions of Hidden Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Space”

Galaxy with 9 rings following collision The galaxy formerly known as LEDA 1313424 – now … “Boom! Galaxy with 9 rings nicknamed the Bullseye”

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft launched in 2013 and spent more than a decade measuring and … “Amazing new Milky Way galaxy animation”

As far as supermassive black holes go, the one at the center of the Milky Way is … “Supermassive Black Hole Caught Doing Something Never Seen Before”

If you were to perfectly follow the steps in An Idiot’s Guide to Making a Solar … “A Giant Object May Have Warped Our Solar System, Study Says”

Our current cosmology says cold dark matter helped small galaxies form in the early universe. But recent data … “MOND and more. Does the universe need a rethink?”