Astronomers have chased hypervelocity stars for more than a century. These rare objects move so fast that the Milky Way ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine its properties. The key is ...

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In a new study, scientists began pondering a pretty wild question: What if black holes can convert dead star matter into dark energy, the mystery force driving the acceleration of the expansion of the ...

“‘Dark Star’ is always playing somewhere. All we do is tap into it,” Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh supposedly said. Grayfolded, John Oswald’s epic collage of the Dead’s hallmark longform jam, ...

When you think of airports, you probably imagine lighted runways with a rainbow of colors, shining up to ensure that pilots can safely navigate the tricky transition between ground and air. It’s hard ...

This Google Maps image captured in 2021 revealed a mysterious, triangular dark patch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sparking bizarre rumors about its origin. However, it turned out to be a small ...

For as long as we have tried to figure out the nature of reality, we have grappled with the concept of empty space. Around 400 BC, when the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus conceived of small, ...

"Finding more supermassive black holes that are potentially hosting jets raises the question as to how these black holes grew so big in such a short timescale." When you purchase through links on our ...

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There’s a lot of new in Mekhi Becton’s life as the 2024 season gets underway. Becton is playing a new position with a new team as he has made the move to right guard after signing with the Eagles as a ...

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