A numerical simulation of neutron stars merging to form a black hole, with their accretion disks…
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The star escapes spaghetti from the black hole
The captured star has experienced several close encounters with a supermassive black hole in a distant…
Monster space rock in Antarctica is among the largest found in 100 years: ScienceAlert
Antarctica has it So much for it when it comes to meteorite hunting. Dark rocks stand…
The bright green comet is losing part of its tail in a stunning photo
An image taken by an Austrian comet hunter reveals a breakup in the tail of a…
NASA’s Mars Helicopter opens the door to flying on other worlds
On April 19, 2021, a toaster oven-sized helicopter called Ingenuity spun its rotors and soared 10…
Carnivorous oyster mushrooms can kill roundworms with ‘nerve gas in a lollipop’
Zoom in / oyster mushroom (pleurisy ostreatus) grow quietly on a tree stump in a forest.…
Astronomers pick up radio signals from a distant galaxy
A dish of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune, Maharashtra, India. Credit: National Center…
A record-breaking signal from the galaxy far, far away is the furthest ever detected: ScienceAlert
Hydrogen is an essential building block of the universe. Whether stripped down to its charged core,…
Atmospheric dust may have masked the true extent of global warming Climate crisis
Dust from desert storms and barren landscapes has helped cool the planet over the past several…
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope confirms the existence of a rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet!
This illustration reflects that the exoplanet LHS 475 b is rocky and about the same size…