Scientists identify 8 alien signals coming from outside our solar system
Researchers discovered eight extraterrestrial signals that seem to have the hallmarks of technology.
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 15
Scientists discover traces of the universe's first stars
An international research collaboration has unearthed the first chemical imprints of the oldest stars to ever twinkle in our cosmos.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 28
Scientists discover what caused the brightest cosmic explosion of all time
Named as the Brightest of All Time due to its unprecedented luminosity, this explosion is the muse of astrophysicists around the world.
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
- Jul 28
Surprise discovery may help detect and confirm protoplanets
Scientists using the ALMA to study stars have discovered the most compelling chemical evidence to date of the formation of protoplanets.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 17
'Dark stars' existance may have just been validated by the James Webb Telescope
Dark stars are hypothetical types of star that may have existed early in the universe before conventional stars were able to form and thrive
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 16
Scientists detail major discovery in the search for life on other planets
An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf star could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.
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
- 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 19
First-ever radio waves observed from a white dwarf star supernova
For the first time, astronomers peered into the depths of the universe and witnessed the spectacle of radio waves emitted by a supernova.
JJ Shavit
- May 8
Researchers detect alien signals coming from 5 nearby stars
Are we alone in the universe? Scientists may have just moved us closer to answering this question by streamlining the search.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 9
Incredible new theories on the origins of life in the universe
The universe is a vast and complex entity, with billions of galaxies and trillions of stars in the obeservable universe.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 8
Scientists detect alien signals coming from 5 nearby stars
Scoientists from the University of Toronto discovered eight extraterrestrial signals that seem to have the hallmarks of technology.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 31
Scientists make major discovery in the search for life on other planets
An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.
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 23, 2022
Alien planet found spiraling to its doom into an aging star
For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet whose orbit is decaying around an evolved, or older, host star.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 23, 2022
Scientists make major discovery in the search for life on other planets
An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf star discovery could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets.
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 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.
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