Brian Koberlein
Gigantic Galaxy Clusters Found Just Before They're Awash in Star Formation
Astronomers have found examples of giant galaxy clusters dozens of times larger than the Milky Way with all the raw…
Dark Matter Could Map the Universe's Early Magnetic Fields
Even though we still don't know what dark matter is, astronomers can use it as a natural telescope lens with…
Multiple Supernova Remnants Merging in a Distant Nebula
The 30 Dor B star-forming region is one of the most dramatic places in the Universe. It is located in…
Do Neutron Stars Have Mountains? Gravitational Wave Observatories Could Detect Them
Neutron stars are the incredibly dense remnants from massive star supernovae. Although they're pulled into dense spheres by their intense…
Want to Find Life? See What's Missing in an Atmosphere
In the search for life, astrobiologists have proposed that various chemicals, like methane, could be potential biosignatures. But a new…
The Most Massive Neutron Stars Probably Have Cores of Quark Matter
When a star with several times the mass of the Sun dies in a supernova explosion, it ends up as…
The Early Universe Was Surprisingly Filled With Spiral Galaxies
The Milky Way is a mature, grand spiral galaxy, and so are many galaxies around us. Astronomers have assumed that…
The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet Reveals Secrets About Its Surface
Astronomers have now characterized the atmospheres of several exoplanets, with JWST and upcoming missions promising to turn that into the…
Could There Be a Black Hole Inside the Sun?
Primordial black holes are one explanation for dark matter, although it's not widely accepted. These black holes would have formed…
Ancient Stars Could Make Elements With More Than 260 Nucleons
Elements heavier than iron, like gold or platinum, were created when massive stars died or through colliding neutron stars. Some…