Detecting Primordial Black Hole Mergers Might be Within Our Grasp
One explanation for dark matter is that it's made out of primordial black holes, formed in the earliest moments of…
What’s Behind the Martian Methane Mystery?
The seasonal variations of methane in the Martian atmosphere is an intriguing clue that there might be life hiding under…
Scientists Develop Technique to Create 3D Models of Cosmic Structures
For decades, astronomers have used powerful instruments to capture images of the cosmos in various wavelengths. This includes optical images,…
The Best Way to Find Planet Nine Might Be Hundreds of Tiny Telescopes
Although the outer Solar System is mostly empty, there are icy objects drifting within the very limits of detection by…
It Takes Very Special Conditions to Create This Bizarre Stellar Spectacle
A stellar odd couple 700 light-years away is creating a chaotically beautiful display of colourful, gaseous filaments. The Hubble captured…
A New Look a the Most Ancient Light in the Universe
About 370,000 years after the Big Bang, the Universe had cooled down so light could escape, traveling for billions of…
Space Tourism: The Good, The Bad, The Meh
Space tourism here is here to stay, and will likely remain a permanent fixture of near-Earth activities for the foreseeable…
New Study Examines Cosmic Expansion, Leading to a New Drake Equation
In 1960, in preparation for the first SETI conference, Cornell astronomer Frank Drake formulated an equation to calculate the number…
Pentagon’s Latest UFO Report Identifies Hotspots for Sightings
The Pentagon office in charge of fielding UFO reports says that it has resolved 118 cases over the past year,…
A New Way to Detect Daisy Worlds
The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and…