Astronomy
A New Technique to Find Cold Gas Streams That Might Make up the Missing (Normal) Matter in the Universe
Where is all the missing matter? That question has plagued astronomers for decades, because the Universe looks emptier than it…
A New Supernova Remnant Found from an Exploding White Dwarf Star
Astronomers have spotted the remnant of a rare type of supernova explosion. It's called a Type Iax supernova, and it's…
Nearby Ancient Dwarf Galaxies Have a Surprising Amount of Dark Matter
According to new research led from MIT, ancient dwarf galaxies may have had more dark matter than previously thought.
What Are Extrasolar Planets?
For countless generations, human beings have looked out at the night sky and wondered if they were alone in the…
Electrons Can Get Accelerated to Nearly the Speed of Light As They Interact With the Earth’s Magnetosphere
Electrons serve many purposes in physics. They are used by some particle accelerators and they underpin our modern world in…
Astronomers Can Predict When a Galaxy’s Star Formation Ends Based on the Shape and Size of its Disk
A galaxy's main business is star formation. And when they're young, like youth everywhere, they keep themselves busy with it.…
SLS Will be Tested Again in About 3 Weeks
In three weeks, NASA will be conducting its second hot fire test with the SLS. If all goes well, the…
BluShift Aerospace Launches Stardust 1.0 Rocket
Maine-based BluShift Aerospace takes its first step, with the launch of a unique rocket.
When Galaxies Collide, Black Holes Don’t Always Get the Feast They Were Hoping for
What happens when galaxies collide? Well, if any humans are around in about a billion years, they might find out.…
A Sunlike Star Found With Four (No, Five!) Exoplanets Orbiting It
Thanks to an international team astronomers led from MIT, a nearby Sun-like star has been spotted with a system of…