The Contradiction of a Low-Mass Massive Black Hole
A new discovery sheds some light on the gray area that lies between stellar-mass and supermassive black holes.
A new discovery sheds some light on the gray area that lies between stellar-mass and supermassive black holes.
If dark matter didn’t exist, the visible matter in the universe should be able to explain all gravitational phenomena. But can it? Astrobites reports.
New laboratory experiments explode hollow ice spheres to learn about catastrophic collisions in the early solar system.
In a new study, scientists watch how two disks surrounding young stars interact during a stellar flyby.
In 1984, astronauts performed a daring rescue mission in space. Today, observations from the spacecraft they saved are still paying out.
Astrobites reports on new simulations that provide insights on how massive stars are born.
Was Mars once partially covered in ancient seas? A recent study has found new evidence to support the Mars ocean hypothesis.
A new study explores whether astronomers’ “standard candles” are really standard — and what implications this has for dark energy.
Four recent studies have detailed some of the latest observations and theories of FRB 180916, a periodically repeating fast radio burst.
Astrobites reports on a new look at the chemistry of two nearby protoplanetary disks.
Could TOI-700 d, an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of an early-type M-dwarf star, have held on to its atmosphere over long timescales?
A new study has revealed hidden young, powerful jets flung from around supermassive black holes in the distant universe.