‘SPECIAL REPORTS’ Archives

“A man lives his allotted span in the dispensation of the High God of Old, … Man Lives His Allotted Span on Earth

The Hubble Space Telescope has been operational for more than 35 years now, delivering exquisite … “Tracking Changes in the Trifid Nebula With the Hubble”

The gravitational waves from colliding black holes were first detected in 2015, with many more … “Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and the Forbidden Gap”

The Cygnus X-1 black hole has a special place in the history of astronomy. In 1971, astronomers … “Black hole Cygnus X-1’s dancing jets”

“There is but one God, the High God, the Designer, the Creator and Ruler of … There is Only One God

Gravity behaves predictably in your daily life. Drop a ball, and it falls. Planets loop … “Scientists reveal the hidden forces shaping how gravity works across the Universe”

The first stars and galaxies formed out of immense clouds of neutral hydrogen, but it … “Early Galaxies Were Surrounded by Huge Clouds of Hydrogen, and Astronomers Found a Whole Bunch!”

Most galaxies contain supermassive black holes, built up through countless mergers of less massive black … “Two Monsters, One Galaxy, and a Collision 100 Years Away!”

Cold gas does not look dramatic at first glance. Neither does dust. Yet those two … “Cosmic simulations reveal how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years”

“The good ruler should not speak falsehood; he should be as great as his responsibilities. … The Traits of a Good Ruler