The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of Saturn that makes you wonder if it’s even real. The image is so clear that it appears as if Saturn is floating in space. Which it is. This image of … Read More
Our Universe may be perfectly nested inside a black hole that is part of a larger Universe, like a cosmic Russian doll. In turn, all of the black holes discovered so far in our Universe—from microscopic to supermassive—could be ultimate … Read More
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”– Carl Sagan (Cosmos, 1980) This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious signal captured with China’s “Sky Eye” telescope that might be a transmission from alien technology. An article reporting the signal was posted on … Read More
For the first time, astronomers witnessed a massive star explode in a fiery supernova — and the spectacle was even more explosive than the researchers had anticipated. According to a new study published in the Astrophysical Journal, scientists began watching … Read More
An ancient Agathis australis tree with rings that document the near-reversal of Earth’s magnetic field has been discovered on New Zealand’s north island. The tree, which measures 8 feet in diameter and 65 feet in length, was found buried under … Read More
James Webb is currently having issues with its MIRI instrument. The problem is caused by increased friction in one of MIRI’s mechanisms when operating in the Medium-Resolution Spectroscopy (MRS) mode. The observatory is otherwise in good condition, but the team … Read More