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The Closest Star to Our Own Solar System Just Got a Lot More Interesting
There could be many more planets over there!<p>Astronomers have announced they've discovered a ring of cold cosmic dust surrounding the closest star to …
ScienceWe may finally understand the speed of gravity
Advent of Astronomy<p>The ability to detect gravitational waves is rapidly propelling us into a new era of both astronomy and physics. New instruments …
Nearby neutron star collision could cause calamity on Earth
Here’s the possibilities that we might expect from merging black holes, colliding neutron stars or supernovae<p>A long time ago in a galaxy far away — NGC 4993, to be exact — two neutron stars collided and created a spectacular light show.<p>After billions of years spent slowly circling each other, in …
Black HolesWhat Is The Greatest Wrong Theory In Physics?
A day or two ago, Sabine Hossenfelder wrote a blog post explaining why neutrinos point to physics beyond the Standard Model. When I linked to her post on Twitter, I repeated a flippant line I sometimes use in public lectures, namely that “The Standard Model is the greatest theory in the history of …
PhysicsNeil deGrasse Tyson says this is the absolute fastest a car can accelerate
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O'Reilly talk about how tires are designed to maximize grip, and how that affects a car's acceleration and …
How the Hidden Higgs Could Reveal Our Universe’s Dark Sector
The universe has not cooperated with physicists’ hopes. In desperation, many are looking for new ways to search for surprises at the Large Hadron …
PhysicsHere's what would happen if North Korea tried to shoot down a US bomber
North Korea interpreted a tweet from President Donald Trump as a declaration of war and threatened to shoot down US B-1B Lancer strategic bombers …
Confirmed: A Huge Gravitational Wave Announcement Is Happening
What a time to be alive.<p><b>Update 27/09/17:</b> The biggest rumour did not pan out, but the LIGO team announced something just as amazing - the most …
LIGO27 stunning photos of our universe
On August 21, you'll be able to stream the "first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years" live on Facebook. If you live in the US, you can also just walk outside and look up — as long as you're wearing a pair of protective glasses, that is.<p>Solar eclipse aside, there's a special sense of …
CosmologyAstronomers Capture Wild Intergalactic Gamma Ray Burst As it Happens
On June 25, 2016 at 6pm ET, a flash of visible light appeared in the sky that, depending on your location, could have been visible with binoculars. …
We Vastly Underestimated How Many Black Holes Are Lurking in Space
Gravitational waves don't lie.<p>When scientists finally detected the existence of gravitational waves last year, it wasn't just a landmark moment …
Black HolesThe Strange Similarity of Neuron and Galaxy Networks - Issue 50: Emergence
Christof Koch, a leading researcher on consciousness and the human brain, has famously called the brain “the most complex object in the known …
UniverseThe Next Step In The Search For Aliens Is A Huge Telescope And A Ton Of Math
Aliens could be hiding on almost any of the Milky Way’s roughly 100 billion planets, but so far, we haven’t been able to find them (dubious claims to …
Proxima CentauriSpiral arms allow school children to weigh black holes
Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA, have provided a way for armchair …
Black HolesNasa is releasing its old research videos. Here are nine of the best
Nasa has a rich and varied history. Its research and development arms have led to commercial spaceflight being a reality and its engineers have …
AviationThe Next Major Blackout on Earth Will Be Caused by This Natural Source
Complete Darkness<p>In 1977, New York went dark in what many have called the most severe blackout in American history. Panic ensued, shop owners torched …
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Unveils Jupiter’s Deep Mysteries
On July 10, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s famous “Great Red Spot” than ever before, capturing images of the ancient and gargantuan …
AstronomyHere’s What a Rocket Launch Looks Like from Space
The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2016.<p>The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan …
Space ExplorationThe Life Code: A Sky Full of Secrets
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should exercise caution when viewing this article as it contains names and images of deceased …
AstronomySolar Eclipse Day Could Resemble 'Zombie Apocalypse'
When millions of people want to see a once-in-a-lifetime eclipse, massive crowds along the eclipse path could present challenges you haven't considered.<p>One month from today, the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21 will make its way across the U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina. As the clock ticks down …
Solar System11 Scientific advances of the last 100 years gave us our entire Universe
From a Universe that went no bigger than our Milky Way to the trillions of galaxies in our expanding Universe, our knowledge increased one step at a …
UniverseCatch a Speeding Star: High-Velocity Milky Way Objects Tracked (Animation)
A new animated video from the European Space Agency shows how the stars in Earth's galaxy have moved over the last million plus years — and tracks …
UniverseWhere did the antimatter go?
<b>(CNN) —</b> You've no doubt heard of Einstein's famous equation E = mc2, and you may well have heard that it means that matter can be converted to energy and back again. That statement is true but incomplete.<p>What is more correct is that energy can be converted not only into matter, but also antimatter …
Universe'We Don't Planet' Episode 13: Spiral Galaxies
Our Milky Way is one of many spiral galaxies in the universe. These collections of stars are characterized by their namesake arms that appear to wind …
UniverseFastest Stars in the Milky Way Are Galactic Fugitives
The speediest stars zipping through the Milky Way galaxy are runaways from a small neighboring galaxy, according to a new study.<p>Scientists said they …
How A Solar Eclipse First Proved Einstein Right
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity is our most successful, most sophisticated theory of gravity of all-time. Explaining everything from GPS signals to gravitational redshift, from gravitational lensing to merging black holes, and from the timing of pulsars to the orbit of Mercury, the …
PhysicsTying loose ends? Gravitational waves could solve string theory, study claims
New paper suggests that the hotly contested physics thesis, which involves the existence of six ‘extra dimensions’, may be settled by cutting-edge laser detectors<p>String theory makes the grand promise of weaving together all of physics into a single sublime framework. The only downside is that …
PhysicsDiscovery Of A Young, Dead Galaxy Creates A Huge Puzzle For Astronomers
The life-cycle of a galaxy is straightforward and inevitable: normal and dark matter gravitationally attract, creating a large collection of mass.<p>The normal matter collects in the center, forming stars and pancaking into a disk.<p>Over time, more gas falls into the core and smaller, young galaxies …
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