What is gravitational singularity? A gravitational singularity, spacetime singularity or simply singularity is a condition in which gravity is so intense that spacetime itself breaks…
Can humans create a micro black hole?
Humans can theoretically create a micro black hole, but doing so safely would be very difficult. The amount of energy required to create a black…
General Relativity Black holes
A black hole is a region of space within which matter generates a gravitational field so strong that no material particle, including light, can escape.…
Astronomers detect a radio signal from the most distant galaxy ever captured from Earth, 8.8 billion light years away
Mirar las estrellas es como viajar en el tiempo. Hoy retrocedemos a hace 8.800 millones de años. El Radiotelescopio gigante de ondas métricas en la…
Astronomers find a black hole that spins slower than expected and nobody knows why
Thanks to NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers has made an unprecedented measurement of the spin of a black hole, one of the…
Astronomers reveal the most detailed radio image so far of the galactic plane of the Milky Way
Two large research programs in astronomy, called EMU and PEGASUS, have teamed up to solve one of the mysteries of our Milky Way: where is…
Billions of celestial objects captured by the survey of the Milky Way
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about exciting discoveries, scientific breakthroughs, and more. A new study of the…
Astronomers design a small laser device that can help detect signs of life on other distant planets
A team led by the University of Maryland (United States) has developed a new instrument specifically adapted to the needs of NASA space missions consisting…
Old and new stars paint a different picture of the Triangular Galaxy
A. Smercina/MJ Durbin/J. Dalcanton/BF Williams/University of Washington/NASA/ESA This gigantic image of the Triangular Galaxy, also known as Messier 33, is a composite of 54 different…
Images capture the aftermath of a stellar collision 850 years ago
The unusual firework-like structure of the Pa 30 nebula may result from the merger of two dying stars. Photo by Robert Fesen The unusual Pa…