Brian Koberlein
Those Aren't Dyson Spheres, They're HotDOGs
Earlier this year, researchers claimed that they had found infrared signatures for candidate Dyson Sphere megastructures in archival WISE data.…
Researchers Mimic Extracting Energy From Black Holes in the Lab
As black holes spin, they drag space-time along with them, and scientists have proposed that this could be a source…
Could Stars Hotter Than the Sun Still Support Life?
Astronomers have several classifications for stars: the Sun is a G-type star. As you go up the list, the next…
Exoplanets Could be Hiding Their Atmospheres
One of the most intriguing planetary systems is TRAPPIST-1, with several Earth-sized worlds orbiting a red dwarf star, and astronomers…
SETI Scientists Scan TRAPPIST-1 for Technosignatures
If there's an advanced civilization in the TRAPPIST-1 system living on multiple worlds, there's a way to eavesdrop on their…
Could We Find Primordial Black Holes in the Solar System?
One possible explanation for dark matter is primordial black holes. These are lower-mass black holes formed in the first moments…
Supermassive Black Holes Got Started From Massive Cosmic Seeds
One longstanding mystery in astronomy is how supermassive black holes got so heavy so early. JWST has shown evidence that…
The Universe Could Be Filled With Ultralight Black Holes That Can't Die
Steven Hawking famously calculated that black holes should evaporate, converting into particles and energy over vast periods. But what if…
A Cold Brown Dwarf is Belching Methane Into Space
Brown dwarfs span the line between planets and stars. By definition, a star must be massive enough for hydrogen fusion…
Neutron Stars Could be Heating Up From Dark Matter Annihilation
Astronomers have an intriguing idea for searching for dark matter, measuring the effect of particle self-annihilation inside various astronomical objects,…