Astronomy
Wormholes Could Allow Travel Across the Universe, as Long as Your Spacecraft is Microscopic
An alternative to general relativity predicts wormhole travel is possible, but only if you're teeny-tiny.
There Should be About 7 Interstellar Objects Passing Through the Inner Solar System Every Year
A new study led by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has found that interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua visit our…
The Giant Magellan Telescope’s 6th Mirror has Just Been Cast. One More to Go
Work has begun on the sixth and seventh mirror segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will begin studying the…
Measuring the Temperatures of Red Giants is Actually Pretty Tricky
Red giant stars are, well, red and giant. But astronomers have always had difficulty estimating their temperatures, due to their…
Comets Already Grow a Coma out in the Kuiper Belt
Just when do comets get their signature coma? Conventional wisdom says it only happens when they get close enough to…
The Oldest Stars Help Tell us how big the Universe is
Astronomers are struggling to understand the discrepancies when measuring the expansion rate of the universe with different methods, and are…
Vega Might Have a Planet
Vega is one of the brightest and best known stars in the night (or even twilight) sky. Located in the…
Researchers Discover the Source of the Sun’s Most Dangerous High-Energy Particles
Sometimes the sun spits out high-energy particles which slam into the Earth, potentially disrupting our sensitive electronics. New research has…
Did Supermassive Black Holes Form Directly From Dark Matter?
Supermassive black holes are just a little bit too supermassive - astronomers have difficulty explaining how they got so big…
Move Over, Electron: Rocket Lab Introduces Its New Neutron Rocket
Peter Beck announces an addition to the Rocket Lab family, with the Neutron Rocket.