Imagine two intrepid astronauts, Jack and Andres, determined to investigate black holes. His goal is to explore what goes on inside. What will happen to…
Andromeda. A dark stream sheds new light on the life of galaxies
An international team of scientists led by a University of Sydney astrophysicist has discovered evidence that the Andromeda galaxy is a cannibal that grows through…
Saturn’s moon Enceladus is more habitable than previously thought
New research has presented evidence for a key component of life in the subterranean ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Models indicate that Enceladus’ ocean is…
Mirach is the guide star to 3 galaxies
Here is the Great Square of Pegasus, connected to the Andromeda constellation through the star Alpheratz. People often find the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the large…
The 12 strangest objects in the universe
There is no mistaking the fact that the universe is weird. Just look outside and you’ll see all sorts of strange, self-reproducing flora and fauna,…
They confirm the discovery of the “closest” black hole to Earth: it is 1,600 light years away
The black hole, named Gaia BH1, is 10 times more massive than our sun and lies just under 1,600 light-years from Earth. Its companion star…
76 years ago today, the first views of Earth from Space were delivered from a captured V-2 rocket
On October 24, 1946, the first image of the Earth could be taken. For this, a camera mounted on the rocket that belonged to the…
Could it devour us? Black hole discovered near Earth
Will we be in danger? Recently, a scientific study revealed that there is an extremely giant black hole near the Earth. Likewise, the monstrous hole…
This is how they have achieved quantum teleportation that opens the way to the internet of the future
They show that the teleportation of quantum bits in a network without cables or waves is possible, with a view to a safer internet As…
What is a gravitational lens?: windows to deep space
Credits: IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI The concept of “gravitational lensing” is important to astronomy and physics in general, but what does it really mean?…