New map of the universe’s cosmic growth supports Einstein’s theory of gravity
A new map of dark matter, from the depths of the Universe to our days, confirms that massive structures grow and bend light, just as Einstein predicted.
New map of the universe’s cosmic growth supports Einstein’s theory of gravity
A new map of dark matter, from the depths of the Universe to our days, confirms that massive structures grow and bend light, just as Einstein predicted.
Playing Connect-the-dots Around a Baby Star
Spiral pattern gives clue to how high-mass stars form. Read more in the new Space Scoop.
NASA Missions Study What May Be a 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst
On October 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system. GRB 221009A was likely the brightest gamma-ray burst to occur since human civilization began.
Webb spots swirling, gritty clouds on remote planet
Webb helped scientists to identify water, methane and carbon monoxide in silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere, and even find evidence of carbon dioxide. This is the largest number of molecules ever identified all at once on a planet outside our Solar System.
Blast from the Past!
The traces of the first-ever supernova recorded in history, that burst more than 1800 years ago, in the new Space Scoop!