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For the first time ever, astronomers have measured the real-time power of jets blasting from a black hole, and the numbers are staggering. The breakthrough reveals these cosmic fountains pack the energy of 10,000 suns while racing through space at 355 million mph.
For the first time ever, researchers have recreated a rare cosmic reaction that forms one of the universe's rarest elements, bringing us closer to understanding where everything came from. The breakthrough cuts uncertainty in half but reveals we still have more to learn about exploding stars.
For 60 years, scientists theorized that the universe's biggest stars could explode so powerfully they vanish completely. New research using gravitational waves just proved they were right.
Researchers may have detected the first primordial black hole, mysterious objects formed in the first second after the Big Bang. The discovery could solve one of the universe's oldest mysteries.
Scientists finally figured out why a neighboring galaxy has been spinning strangely for decades. A catastrophic collision with its larger sister galaxy millions of years ago left it reeling in a cosmic twist.
Researchers discovered how to decode gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars, potentially revealing exotic matter that hasn't existed since moments after the Big Bang. The breakthrough could unlock secrets about the universe's earliest moments. ---
Scientists discovered a supermassive black hole from the early universe growing 13 times faster than physics should allow, challenging our understanding of how these cosmic giants form. The breakthrough could solve a major mystery about how black holes grew so massive so quickly after the Big Bang. ##
A girl who fell in love with the night sky grew up to study supermassive black holes trillions of kilometers from Earth. Dr. Jedidah Isler now researches some of the universe's most powerful objects, proving childhood dreams can reach across galaxies.
Astronomers discovered the brightest natural laser beam ever seen, created by two galaxies colliding nearly 8 billion light years away. The find opens a window into how the universe's earliest galaxies formed and merged.
Scientists from Israel have measured invisible cosmic ray particles deep inside a distant dust cloud for the first time, opening a new window into understanding how stars are born. The breakthrough discovery using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could transform modern astrophysics.
One of the world's leading astrophysicists says we're living through a golden age of cosmic discovery, thanks to powerful space telescopes and computing advances working together. Priyamvada Natarajan believes major breakthroughs in understanding black holes and dark matter are coming soon.
Physicists just made a breakthrough that brings dark matter research from expensive supercomputers to your laptop. The new tool could finally explain how galaxies form and even reveal secrets about black hole creation.