astrophysics
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International Space Station Telescope Makes Amazing Observation Of Black Hole Eating Stuff
A telescope on the International Space Station made an incredible high-resolution measurement of the x-rays resulting from a black hole sucking up matter that could have important implications for astronomers’ understanding of these mysterious objects.
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Expanding Universe Mystery Deepens
An important discrepancy in measurements of the universe’s acceleration has theorists wondering whether we’ve gotten something fundamentally wrong in our understanding of the history of the universe.
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New Supernova Discovery Explains Landmark Neutron Star Collision
August 17, 2017 heralded one of the most important observations in astronomy’s history: two neutron stars colliding, sending both light and gravitational waves towards the Earth. But it left one question wide open: how two of these stellar corpses could have ended up orbiting each other in the first place.
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New Particle Could Explain ‘Unusual’ Antarctic Weather Balloon Detection
A weather balloon in Antarctica spotted what looked like a high-energy particle from outer space striking the ice back in 2006. Except the particle didn’t hit from above — it somehow travelled all the way through the planet. Eight years later, it happened again.