galaxies
How Are Galaxies Moving Away Faster Than Light?
So, how can galaxies be traveling faster than the speed of light when nothing can travel faster than light? I’m…
How Do Stars Go Rogue?
Rogue stars are moving so quickly they’re leaving the Milky Way, and never coming back. How in the Universe could…
How Massive Can Black Holes Get?
We talk about stellar mass and supermassive black holes. What are the limits? How massive can these things get? Without…
Weekly Space Hangout – May 29, 2015: Dr. Bradley M. Peterson
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Dr. Bradley M. Peterson, whose research is directed towards determination…
What Was Here Before the Solar System?
The Solar System is 4.5 billion years old, but the Universe is much older. What was here before our Solar…
100,000 Galaxies, and No Obvious Signs of Life
Beam us up, Scotty. There's no signs of intelligent life out there. At least, no obvious signs, according to a…
Scientists Map the Dark Matter Around Millions of Galaxies
This week, scientists with the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration released the first in a series of detailed maps charting…
How Do Black Holes Evaporate?
Nothing lasts forever, not even black holes. According to Stephen Hawking, black holes will evaporate over vast periods of time.…
If You Could See in Radio These Are the Crazy Shapes You’d See in the Sky
Even though it's said that the average human eye can discern from seven to ten million different values and hues of…
Could the Milky Way Become a Quasar?
There's a supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Could this black hole become a Quasar?…