This is why Jupiter doesn’t have rings like Saturn
To understand the reason Jupiter currently looks the way it does, Kane and his graduate student Zhexing Li ran a dynamic computer simulation
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Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2022
Student solves decades long mystery regarding light and black holes
In the vicinity of a black hole, space curves so much that light rays are deflected and may curve around them several times.
Joseph Shavit
May 27, 2022
New findings shed light on the origin of our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Newly discovered black holes in dwarf galaxies shed light on the origin of our galaxy's central supermassive black hole.
Joseph Shavit
May 23, 2022
Ghostly ‘mirror world’ key to solving a major cosmic puzzle
New research suggests an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology – the Hubble constant.
Joseph Shavit
May 20, 2022
Researchers use galaxy as a ‘cosmic telescope’ to study the universe
A unique new instrument, coupled with a powerful telescope and a little help from nature, enables scientists to peer into galactic nurseries
Joseph Shavit
May 10, 2022
Research breakthrough tests warp speed effect
New discovery opens the door for scientists to see ideas in action that were previously only understood in theory or represented in science.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 21, 2022
What 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 Shavit
Feb 24, 2022
New 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 Shavit
Feb 21, 2022
Scientists 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 Shavit
Feb 15, 2022
Astronomers discover a new type of star covered in helium burning ashes
A team of German astronomers have discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of helium burning.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 14, 2022
The true nature of dark matter and ordinary matter interactions
A new study suggests the existence of a direct interaction between the elementary particles that make up the dark matter and ordinary matter
Joseph Shavit
Feb 7, 2022
First ever "rogue" black hole found roaming through interstellar space
Researchers have confirmed that a possible microlensing event witnessed in 2011 was due to the presence of a rogue black hole.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 27, 2022
Scientists uncover how close you can get to a black hole?
Physicists looked at specific features of light to figure out the closest you can get to a black hole without having to prevent disaster.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 27, 2022
Astronomers discover mysterious object unlike anything they have seen before
Scientists found something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy 3 times an hour, and unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 23, 2022
MIT physicists first to detect exotic 'X' particles from the 'Big Bang'
In the chaos before the Big Bang cooled, a fraction of the quarks and gluons collided randomly to form short-lived "X" particles.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2022
There are 40 billion billions of black holes in the universe
How many black holes are out there in the Universe? This is one of the most relevant and pressing questions in modern cosmology.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 13, 2022
1,000-light-year wide bubble surrounding Earth is source of all nearby, young stars
The Earth sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars — but how did those stars form?
Joseph Shavit
Jan 10, 2022
Remarkable link between the number of supernovae and life on Earth discovered
Evidence demonstrates a close connection between the fraction of organic matter buried in sediments and changes in supernovae occurrence.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
16-year long experiment challenges Einstein’s theory of general relativity
Researchers have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2021
Is Europe entering a golden age of astronomy?
Groundbreaking discoveries about gravitational waves, black holes, cosmic rays, neutrinos and other areas may soon become more frequent.
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