Joseph ShavitMay 12, 2022Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way Astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a relatively bright star beyond our solar system yet.
Joseph ShavitApr 21, 2022What is Dark Data and what can Dark Energy teach us about it? The more humanity tries to do more with data, the more it’s evident that the most urgent questions won’t get answered easily.
Joseph ShavitFeb 26, 2022The Milky Way has devoured at least six other galaxies, leaving 'crumbs' everywhereAstronomers identified a number of stellar streams from past mergers years ago, and also used globular clusters to construct a timeline.
Joseph ShavitFeb 24, 2022New insights found into how the Milky Way formed and evolved Our galaxy is a giant ‘smoothie’ of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components came from.
Joseph ShavitFeb 21, 2022Scientists discover how galaxies can exist without dark matter When tiny galaxies collide with bigger ones, the bigger galaxies can strip the smaller galaxies of their dark matter which we can’t see.
Joseph ShavitFeb 14, 2022The true nature of dark matter and ordinary matter interactionsA new study suggests the existence of a direct interaction between the elementary particles that make up the dark matter and ordinary matter
Joseph ShavitDec 2, 2021Newly discovered black hole could redefine our understanding of how all galaxies evolveAstronomers have discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of one of the Milky Way’s dwarf satellite galaxies, called Leo I.