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A study of 104,688 quasars found a dust-and-motion pattern consistent with recoiling supermassive black holes, but proof remains elusive.
An analysis of 104,688 quasars links dust reddening with estimated velocity offsets, offering statistical evidence for recoiling supermassive black holes.
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An artist’s impression of JAXA’s MMX spacecraft entering orbit around Mars, with Phobos, the mission’s target for exploration and sample collection, in the background.
SpaceJapan’s historic MMX mission begins a daring journey to collect the first samples from Mars’ moon PhobosJoshua Shavit
The purple cosmic web of gas feeds intense star formation in the first galaxies. As stars live and die, they produce oxygen (yellow) and photons (white), all self-consistently evolved and tracked together by the new Megatron simulations.
SpaceMEGATRON simulations connect the first stars with the universe’s smallest galaxiesJoseph Shavit
UPenn engineers tested layered Mylar that retained vacuum insulation after repeated compression, suggesting possible lunar uses.
SpaceUPenn engineers created a flexible, durable insulator out of mylar to protect future lunar habitatsJoshua Shavit
A theoretical study examines black hole splitting, finding strict barriers and possible loopholes that still lack a proven mechanism.
SpaceCan a black hole split into two in accordance with Einstein’s general relativity?Joseph Shavit
A solar-like black hole eruption in NGC 3783 links X-ray timing and a fast wind to magnetic reconnection.
SpaceScientists find evidence of a solar storm near a supermassive black holeJoseph Shavit
Hubble links stronger galactic winds to less escaping ionizing light, challenging a key idea about cosmic reionization.
SpaceGalactic winds from exploding stars may block radiation that helped transform the early universeJoseph Shavit
Water ice loses cubic symmetry near 222 gigapascals, revealing a structural transition with possible relevance to planetary interiors.
SpaceUNLV scientists test water to levels beyond Earth-like conditionsRebecca Shavit
Euclid discovered comet C/2026 S1 in galaxy survey images, testing a detection process that could help future comet missions.
SpaceUniversity of Helsinki student finds a previously unknown comet in Euclid’s imagesJoseph Shavit
An artist’s impression of Gomez’s Hamburger shows gas and dust rotating around a young star in distinct layers, as mapped by ALMA at millimeter wavelengths.
SpaceALMA observatory maps a cosmic ‘hamburger’ that may be building a giant planetJoseph Shavit
Accelerating pulses in SN 2024afav support a newborn magnetar model involving a wobbling disk and relativistic frame-dragging.
SpaceAstronomers discover rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity playing out in a cosmic explosionJoseph Shavit
Atmospheric models suggest Uranus and Neptune formed from different ingredients, but uncertain mixing leaves their origins open.
SpaceNeptune and Uranus appear to have significantly different chemical originsJoseph Shavit
Lunar fault mapping indicates the moon’s radius shrank about 45 meters during a late stage of cooling and contraction.
SpaceTen thousand faults reveal how the Moon’s radius shrank by about 45 metersJoseph Shavit
Roman will share vast amounts of cosmic data, helping astronomers hunt planets, black holes and clues to dark energy.
SpaceNASA’s Roman Space Telescope prepares to unleash a flood of new cosmic discoveriesJoseph Shavit
A new study simulated spaceflight conditions developed heart scarring and lasting immune changes, though the findings may not directly apply to humans.
SpaceHumans may not have the heart for space travel to MarsJoseph Shavit
Orbital evidence points to an eroded volcano near Mars’ equator, where buried glacier ice may survive beneath volcanic deposits.
SpaceAstronomers discover a giant volcano on Mars that may hide the remnants of an ice glacierJoseph Shavit
The cool white dwarf WDJ1330+6435 has accreted sodium-rich rocky material from its planetary system into its atmosphere. The immense atmospheric density causes the sodium to absorb light over broad range of yellow, orange, and red wavelengths, giving the WDJ1330+6435 a ghostly green appearance.
SpaceA white dwarf’s unusual atmosphere gives it a ghostly green glowJoseph Shavit