Cosmic bursts unveil universe’s missing matter Astronomers have used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of “missing matter,” long predicted to exist in the universe, but never before detected. The researchers have […]
Astronomers see ‘cosmic ring of fire,’ 11 billion years ago Astronomers have captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy—described as a “cosmic ring of fire”—as it existed 11 billion years ago. The galaxy, […]
Galactic cosmic rays now available for study on Earth, thanks to NASA To better understand and mitigate the health risks faced by astronauts from exposure to space radiation, we ideally need to be able to […]
Cosmic tempest: Astronomers detect most energetic outflow from a distant quasar Researchers using the Gemini North telescope on Hawai’i’s Maunakea have detected the most energetic wind from any quasar ever measured. This outflow, which is […]
NASA selects proposals to study volatile stars, galaxies, cosmic collisions NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as monitor how nearby stellar […]
Astronomers use slime mold model to reveal dark threads of the cosmic web A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a bright yellow slime mold has enabled a team of astronomers and computer […]