Dark matter could be aggregating around black holes, providing a possible means of indirectly measuring its properties. In addition to ordinary matter, the Universe is [more…]
Scientists probe cosmic microwave background and black hole radiation to test our understanding of electromagnetism. Proposed in the early 1860s, Maxwell’s theory of electrodynamics helped [more…]
Astronomers have observed neutron stars that emit more energy than is theoretically possible, and now an explanation might be in the works. Neutron stars are [more…]
Many physicists are still skeptical that dark energy can fully explain gravity, and are therefore exploring alternative theories. Our modern understanding of astrophysics and cosmology [more…]
Comparing simulated X-ray emissions from galaxy clusters to real observations provides support for the Standard Model of Cosmology. Our understanding of the Universe’s evolution relies [more…]
The powerful capabilities of the JWST allowed scientists to penetrate dust and gas clouds to capture crucial data on new star formation. Although astrophysicists have [more…]
Finding the Universe’s first black holes with the help of Hawking radiation. Astronomical observations of such cosmic phenomena as higher-than-expected velocities of star motion and [more…]
Astronomers looking at how black holes grow over time may have found the answer to one of the biggest problems in cosmology. Black holes are [more…]
Astronomers report recent observation of six massive galaxies that according to our current understanding of the Universe should not exist at all. Launched into orbit [more…]
Since the 1930s, astronomers have postulated that approximately 85% of the matter found in the Universe is made up of a hypothetical form of matter [more…]
