A spectacular display of rare pink auroras washed across the sky above Norway on November 3. The show was witnessed by a tour group led by Markus Varik, a local northern lights guide. Varik managed to capture several stunning shots … Read More
Just over 300 light-years away is a star that’s a lot like a very young version of our Sun, with multiple exoplanets orbiting it. That’s an interesting find in itself. But what makes the system truly dazzling is that it … Read More
A team modeling the behavior of black holes has concluded that the masses of the universe’s densest objects are quantized, similar to how electrons orbiting atoms can only have specific energies. Furthermore, just as particles can exist in multiple places … Read More
A “Planet killer” asteroid that has been hiding in the sun’s glare has finally been observed, and the massive space rock could smash into Earth one day. The 0.9-mile-wide (1.5-kilometer-wide) “potentially hazardous” asteroid 2022 AP7 is one of several large space … Read More
These star clusters are seemingly defying the laws of physics. Astronomers are puzzled by the strange behavior of certain crooked star clusters, which appear to defy gravity’s conventional understanding. Massive star clusters are typically bound together in spirals at the … Read More
Most of us grow up knowing that the speed of light, which tops out at 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second, is the prevailing law that limits how quickly information can travel through empty space. While photons are unlikely to … Read More