Astronomers discovered why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are so rare
Scientists have long puzzled over the absence of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way in our Local Universe known as the Supergalactic Plane
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JJ Shavit
- Nov 12
Astronomers find Milky Way-like galaxy in the early universe
Researchers employed the James Webb Space Telescope to unveil the most distant barred spiral galaxy akin to our very own Milky Way.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 10
Astronomers discover 'bubble of galaxies' a billion light years wide
A monumental finding by astronomers has just transformed our understanding of the universe's architectural wonders.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 13
NASA found a mysterious question mark in space - its not the first time
In the vast realm of the cosmos, few things are as intriguing as a mystery, especially when it manifests itself in an image of the night sky
JJ Shavit
- Jun 29
Researchers produce the world's first neutrino image of our galaxy
The neutrino image suggests that cosmic ray interactions are more intense in the center of our galaxy than once thought.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 5
Astrophysicists discover the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe
The small, distant galaxy JD1 is typical of the kind that burned through hydrogen left over from the Big Bang.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 4
Astronomers are close to discovering the secrets of the cosmic dawn
An array of 350 radio telescopes in the Karoo desert of South Africa is getting closer to detecting the “cosmic dawn”
JJ Shavit
- May 31
Hundreds of millions of planets orbit in a life-sustaining 'Goldilocks' orbit, study finds
Dwarf stars, cooler and no larger than half the size of our sun, make up the majority of stellar bodies in our galaxy.
JJ Shavit
- May 25
Beyond symmetry: How the laws of physics explain why we exist
Parity symmetry violation, points to an infinitesimal period in our universe’s history when the laws of physics were different than todays
JJ Shavit
- Mar 24
Cracking the Code: AI Solves Equation for Galaxy 'Weight'
The astrophysicists noted that these improved mass estimates will assist in determining the fundamental properties of the universe.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 12
Dark matter is made up of dark photons which fills the space between galaxies
This hypothesis is in excellent agreement with observations made by the Cosmic Origin Spectrograph on board the Hubble Space Telescope.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 5
Does the universe have an end – or does it go on forever?
Above the atmosphere is space. It’s called that because it has far fewer molecules, with lots of empty space between them.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 18, 2022
Light from outside our galaxy 3x brighter than expected, study finds
New measurements show that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known galaxies.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 13, 2022
Dark matter is made up of dark photons, study finds
Dark matter could be made up of ultralight dark photons that heated up our universe: this is a new scenario proposed in a recent study.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 12, 2022
Amazing interactive map lets you scroll through the universe
A new map of the universe displays for the first time the span of the entire known cosmos with pinpoint accuracy and sweeping beauty.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 7, 2022
How big is the universe? Does outer space have an end?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel to outer space – and then keep going? What would you find?
JJ Shavit
- Nov 7, 2022
Astronomers have identified the oldest star in our galaxy
Provides insight into the formation and evolution of asteroids, icy moons and Earth-like rocky planets in the early history of the universe.
JD Shavit
- Nov 6, 2022
Astronomers discover the oldest star clusters in the universe
A team of Canadian astronomers have used the James Webb Telescope (JWST) to identify the most distant globular clusters ever discovered.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 7, 2022
How big is the universe? Is it infinite or does it end?
Right above you is the sky – or as scientists would call it, the atmosphere. It extends about 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the Earth.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 16, 2022
Brightest stars in the night sky can strip Neptune-sized planets to their rocky cores
In the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more than 99% of them orbit small stars
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