Cosmology

Space Cosmic discovery reveals how mysterious buckyballs form in deep space

A new study shows how intense bursts of energy can twist simple carbon molecules into new shapes, offering clues to the origins of fullerenes in space.

Space Aging stars destroy their closest worlds far sooner than expected Joshua Shavit

Space New quantum sensors aim to detect hidden forces behind dark matter Joseph Shavit

Space New high-res black hole images challenge Einstein’s theory of relativity Joseph Shavit

Space Universal expansion may be slowing down rather than speeding up Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers witness most powerful black hole flare ever — as bright as 10 trillion suns Joshua Shavit

Space Dark matter obeys the same cosmic rules as ordinary matter, study finds Joseph Shavit

Space Our universe may have been born inside a black hole, study finds Joseph Shavit

Space 12-year-old Canadian discovers two new asteroids in NASA program Rebecca Shavit

Space Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision Joseph Shavit

Space What happens to matter when it gets sucked into a black hole?Joseph Shavit

Space White dwarf star is still feasting on dead Earth-like planet 3 billion years later Joseph Shavit

Space Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life Joshua Shavit

Space Neutrinos may hold the key to solving the universe’s biggest secrets Mac Oliveau

Space Pulsars or dark matter? The Milky Way’s central glow just got more puzzling Joseph Shavit

Space Rare black hole-star merger creates the longest gamma-ray burst ever Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers spot a black hole ripping apart a star outside a galaxy’s center Joseph Shavit