5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (500+ words) Astronomers monitoring an unusual young neutron star report a stellar surprise after years of apparent silence, as the space object has displayed sudden changes in its rotation, including one large event they characterize as a “glitch” that could point to…...

2+ week, 8+ min ago   (682+ words) A controversy over one of modern cosmology’s foundational ideas has been renewed, with new research that points to critical issues in a recent analysis defending the view that our universe is expanding. Late last year, a research team at Yonsei…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1326+ words) A spacecraft propelled by a subluminal warp drive would cause an extremely bright glow if it passed through Earth’s atmosphere, according to findings detailed in a new study. “Warp drives are a fantastic way to travel through the universe, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (486+ words) Little red dots, an astronomical mystery unveiled by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, have perplexed researchers since their discovery—and now, according to new findings, we may be closer than ever to unraveling their mystery. According to new research that…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (439+ words) Along with that record, the team said the star’s tight orbit also moves it through a region of space where the black hole’s extreme gravitational pull “drags spacetime itself.” Genzel noted that “S301 probes spacetime in the Galactic Center,” a phenomenon…...