Space and astronomy news
NASA’s Nancy Gracy Roman Space Telescope won’t launch until 2027, and it won’t start operating until some time after that. But that isn’t stopping excited scientists from dreaming about their new toy and all it will do. Who can blame them? A new study examines the Roman Space Telescope’s power in detail to see if …
Neutron star collisions might be able to prove that dark energy is just an illusion.
Recent research into a gravitational wave event has revealed new insights into black hole mergers, cosmic expansion, and the growth of supermassive black holes.
A new study by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) has confirmed the existence of a Supervoid, which could explain how there’s a “Cold Spot” in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).
In the first episode of a new series with ArsTechnica – Edge of Knowledge – Dr. Paul Sutter explains the mysterious and elusive nature of Dark Matter!
A new data release from a gravitational wave consortium has revealed indications of the long sough-after gravitational wave background (GWB).
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll never want to stop learning about today’s topic: black holes!
Fast spinning black holes could have features different from those predicted by general relativity.
Astronomers have to be extra clever to map out the invisible dark matter in the universe. Recently, a team of researchers have improved an existing technique, making it up to ten times better at seeing in the dark.
A prestigious pair of astronomers have published a paper recommending that a gravitational wave observatory be built on the far side of the Moon.