The physicist who wants to build a telescope bigger than Earth
We are living in the era of black hole photography. In 2019, the first picture taken of a black hole was released. Unsurprisingly, it was difficult to get – in…
We are living in the era of black hole photography. In 2019, the first picture taken of a black hole was released. Unsurprisingly, it was difficult to get – in…
Five years ago, a galaxy 300 million light-years away got a lot brighter in telescopes, radiating ultraviolet, optical, and infrared light out into space. This year, the resurgent galaxy started…
Euclid’s image of the star-forming region Messier 78Messier 78 ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence The Euclid…
Artist’s impression showing a fast radio burst travelling from a distant host galaxy to reach EarthESO/M. Kornmesser One of the most puzzling phenomena in space may finally have an explanation.…
We may no longer have to fear unseen Empire State Building-sized space rocks passing within our orbit. Asteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids using cutting-edge tech that could…