‘In the News’ Archives

Astronomers in Hawaii said this week (September 5, 2023) that they’ve discovered an immense bubble 820 million … “A billion-light-years-wide bubble of galaxies found!”

Astronomers have solved the decade-long mystery of how a bizarre cosmic object toggles rapidly between … “’Cosmic cannonballs’ exploding out of dead star could explain mysterious flicker in the night sky”

  A research team used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton to study the … “University of Michigan scientists study giant black hole that destroyed a massive star”

  Every 50,000 years or so, a nomadic star passes near our solar system. Most … “Wandering Stars Pass Near Our Solar System Surprisingly Often”

  The Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have observed the most distant star ever seen – Earendel – whose name … “How far back in time can we see?”

  NASA released new images Monday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope of the Ring Nebula … “NASA’s Webb Telescope captures the dying star ‘Ring Nebula’ in new detail”

  The Solar Orbiter mission has discovered jets of material rapidly releasing from the sun’s … “Solar Orbiter observes jets of material escaping the sun | CNN”

  Astronomers have been puzzling over a mystery on Neptune, and now they think they have … “Neptune’s disappearing clouds linked to solar cycle | CNN”

A newly discovered star system is breaking records — and helping scientists unravel the mysteries … “Bizarre ‘failed star’ the size of Jupiter is 2,000 degrees hotter than the sun”

Black holes have a speed limit. When two black holes collide, the larger black hole … “Black holes may be hurtling around at 10 percent the speed of light”