Though Faraday theorized that electromagnetic forces expanded beyond their conductors and into the surrounding space, the idea wasn’t accepted until after his death. Photo Credit: elRoce via ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new compact galaxy group using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The new group, designated CGG-z4 ...

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

In 2018, a galaxy about 270 million light-years away from Earth exhibited a major increase in activity. It quieted down again by 2020 -- only to dramatically increase its output again in 2023. At that ...

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In an article published in Physical Review Letters on Thursday, scientists carried out an innovative study testing the existence of mirror asymmetries in our universe by studying the handedness of the ...

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"For such a faint and unknown target, we were not sure if we would get any data at all — but the strategy worked." Astronomers studying elusive supermassive black holes at the hearts of galaxies ...

When phosphate miners in Morocco accidentally uncovered a fossil in 2021, it seemed too good to be true. Nick Longrich, a paleontologist from the University of Bath, examined the jawbone and four ...

Astronomers have been monitoring the black hole for years, primarily since 2018 when the mass was observed changing its properties with a major X-ray outburst. Between 2022 and 2024, astronomers ...