SpaceX continued its almost continuous delivery of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Thursday (June 11), with its latest launch from California. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of…
Category: Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious ‘little red dots’ are black hole stars
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of “little red dots” in the early universe. The team has studied one of these strange…
These record-breaking black hole winds could create a category 79 hurricane on Earth
Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar — or active nucleus of a galaxy — that’s powered by a feeding supermassive black hole blasting out winds at record-breaking speeds of 30%…
Scientists propose spraying chemicals into Earth’s magnetic field to protect us from powerful solar storms
When severe solar storms hurtle toward Earth, the planet’s first line of defense is its magnetosphere, a vast magnetic bubble that deflects the brunt of the sun’s dangerous charged particles.…
Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
The Small Magellanic Cloud seems to be coming undone at the gravitational hands of its sibling galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, which has been found to be unwrapping its little…
How ‘Spider-Noir’ cinematographers captured the multiverse in True-Hue Full Color and Authentic Black & White (interview)
“Spider-Noir,” Prime Video’s new antidote to superhero fatigue arrived on May 27 and the spirited show is currently enjoying a wave of enthusiastic reviews from both critics and fans and…
Going supersonic! NASA’s X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time
NASA’s X-59 jet has finally gone supersonic. The X-59, a long-nosed demonstrator designed to help develop the tech required for “quiet” supersonic flight, notched the milestone on Friday (June 5),…
Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: ‘We were not looking for the gap, but we found it’
A gorgeous new portrait of an ancient star cluster reveals an unexpected imperfection: a visible gap in the brightness of its stars. The stunning image, taken by the European Space…
Can black holes turn into white holes? It’s not such a crazy idea, scientists say
New research suggests that black holes born during the Big Bang could live much longer than previously estimated. In fact, these tiny primordial black holes may live long enough to…
‘The movie has tremendous heart’: We sat down with the director of ‘Masters of the Universe’ to learn how he found ‘the power’ for the new He-Man
“Masters of the Universe” brings He-Man to life for a new generation, and director Travis Knight is taking this responsibility seriously. “It is very personal to so many people,” Knight…
