‘SPECIAL REPORTS’ Archives

The vast space between galaxies is mostly empty, just a few atoms in every cubic … “Astronomers Catch the Glowing Shockwave of a Galaxy on the Move”

Most large stars are found in binary and multiple star systems. Some of these stars … “Magnetic Fields Help Binary Stars Form and Black Holes Merge”

“Consider yourselves, my children, and meditate on the reason for your existence and the purpose, … Meditate on the Reasons for Your Existence

There’s a time early on in the Universe known as Cosmic Dawn. This is within … “On The Hunt For Cosmic Dawn And The Universe’s Very First Stars”

In November last year, the scientific community was rocked by an extraordinary study. Opposing the widely … “Crisis averted? Universe’s expansion is accelerating after all, study says”

A quasar from the universe’s first 850 million years has started to look less like … “MIT astronomers detect oldest known flickering quasar from the cosmic dawn”

“The span of man’s life is neither long nor short, but sufficient for its purpose. … The Span of Man’s Life

A massive galaxy in the early universe seems to be growing itself toward ruin. While … “Galaxy-killing wind may explain why giant galaxies died so early”

Primordial black holes are a theoretical class of objects that would have been formed in … “Exploding Primordial Black Holes Might Have Reshaped the Early Universe – And Created All Matter As We Know It”

Dark matter makes up most of the mass in the Universe, but it’s not evenly … “Astronomers Find a Third Galaxy Missing Its Dark Matter, Validating a Violent Cosmic Collision Theory”