Astronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by Einstein
A star’s fatal brush with a supermassive black hole can light up a quiet galaxy. When gravity shreds…
New gravitational lens measurements reveal a faster expansion rate for the universe
For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned…
SpaceX wins approval to redevelop historic pad for Starship flights from Florida coast
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Department of the Air Force has approved SpaceX’s plan to redevelop a historic…
After nearly a century of looking, researchers may have finally detected dark matter
For nearly a century, something unseen has tugged at the cosmos. In the 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky…
For the first time ever, researchers made a photon travel back in time
Shattered glass does not leap back into your hand. Smoke from a match does not gather itself and…
First-ever images of powerful X1.3-class solar flare captured by solar telescope
From 93 million miles away, the Sun just got a lot more personal. Astronomers have now seen some…
Our solar system is moving through space 3x faster than expected
The universe is supposed to look the same no matter where you stand. That idea, known as the…
SpaceX launches rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX launches 29 more Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket…
Earth’s magnetic field flipped wildly 565 million years ago and life changed forever
Long before life thrived in Earth’s oceans, the planet’s magnetic field became disorganized. Deep within the ancient rocks…
Our universe may have been born inside a black hole, study finds
The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes…