Dark matter seems to be an invisible particle that only interacts with regular matter (or itself) through gravity. But in…
Astrobiologists continue to search for their ideal biosignatures. A chemical or collection of chemicals that would give a clear indication…
Earlier this year, researchers claimed that they had found infrared signatures for candidate Dyson Sphere megastructures in archival WISE data.…
As black holes spin, they drag space-time along with them, and scientists have proposed that this could be a source…
Astronomers have several classifications for stars: the Sun is a G-type star. As you go up the list, the next…
One of the most intriguing planetary systems is TRAPPIST-1, with several Earth-sized worlds orbiting a red dwarf star, and astronomers…
If there's an advanced civilization in the TRAPPIST-1 system living on multiple worlds, there's a way to eavesdrop on their…
One possible explanation for dark matter is primordial black holes. These are lower-mass black holes formed in the first moments…
One longstanding mystery in astronomy is how supermassive black holes got so heavy so early. JWST has shown evidence that…
Steven Hawking famously calculated that black holes should evaporate, converting into particles and energy over vast periods. But what if…