What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy
Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and built ...
Entire planetary system of four tiny exoplanets found orbiting the nearest single star to the sun
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
How heavy are neutron stars at birth? We now know the answer
An international team of astrophysicists from China and Australia has for the first time determined how massive neutron stars ...
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Meet the Greek Astronomer Behind the First-Ever Black Hole Image
Greek astronomer Dimitrios Psaltis was instrumental in the gigantic effort to take mankind's first-ever image of a black hole ...
Quantum genesis: The emergence of a flat universe and its mirror from nothing
I've long been fascinated by the fundamental mystery of our universe's origin. In my work, I explore an alternative to the ...
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Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang
The Big Wheel, discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang - surprisingly ...
You’ve heard of the Big Bang. Now astronomers have discovered the Big Wheel – here’s why it’s significant
Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early ...
Cosmic Chameleon: Astronomers Stunned by a Blazar’s Unpredictable Light Show
BL Lacertae, an enigmatic blazar, has shattered long-held classification norms, leaving astronomers baffled. Originally ...
AI Cracks a Cosmic Mystery, Revealing Hidden Bubbles in the Milky Way
A team of Japanese researchers has harnessed the power of AI to uncover hidden structures in our galaxy. Using deep learning models trained on space telescope data, they identified bubble-like ...