cosmology
An Ancient Black Hole as Heavy as a Billion Suns Is Pointed Right At Us
The blazar—powered by an extremely bright black hole that can blast a hole through galaxies—is the most ancient ever discovered, sending radio signals from the early universe
Scientists Are Generating Virtual Universes to Study Strange Gigantic Structures
'Dark Emulator' churns out virtual universes in seconds, so scientists can probe mysterious large-scale dark matter structures that may be key to galaxy formation.
A Link Between Dark Matter and Antimatter Could Be Why the Universe Exists
In a new experiment, scientists probed a theory that suggests a weird interaction between two of the biggest mysteries in physics could be why our universe exists in the first place.
There’s Growing Evidence That the Universe Is Connected by Giant Structures
Scientists are finding that galaxies can move with each other across huge distances, and against the predictions of basic cosmological models. The reason why could change everything we think we know about the universe.
There Might Be a Hidden 'Crisis' in What We Know About the Universe
Scientists think the universe is flat, but new observations suggest that we might actually be living in a gigantic sphere. Whoa.
Scientists Are Chasing an Ancient Signal That Could Explain the Modern Universe
The faint, 12-billion-year-old signal would lead scientists to the very first stars and illuminate the origins of the modern universe, dark matter, and, well, everything.
Our Solar System Might Have a Black Hole From the Dawn of the Universe
This alternate explanation for 'Planet Nine,' proposed by scientists in a new paper, poses some fundamental questions like: Should we visit it?
Stephen Hawking’s Last Paper Is Now Online
The black hole information paradox fascinated Hawking for decades, and is the topic of his final research study.
Stephen Hawking’s Voice Was Beamed to a Black Hole During His Funeral
Hawking’s message to preserve the planet was radioed into space during his Friday memorial at London’s Westminster Abbey.
Around 10,000 Black Holes Are at the Center of the Galaxy, Study Says
The supermassive black hole at the galactic core seems to have an abundance of smaller black hole friends.
At Nine Billion Light Years, ‘Icarus’ Is the Most Distant Star Ever Observed
Thanks to gravitational lensing, astronomers can observe normal stars across colossal stretches of space and time.
At Nine Billion Light Years, ‘Icarus’ Is the Most Distant Star Ever Observed
Thanks to gravitational lensing, astronomers can observe normal stars across colossal stretches of space and time.