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Astronomers find rare white dwarf star crystallising into hard ‘cosmic diamond’
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoAstronomers have found a rare white dwarf star about 104 light-years away whose core appears to be...
Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA warped section of space is enlarged to show a sweep of reddish light with a bright star within....
This Collapsed Star Is Slowly Transforming Into a Massive Cosmic Diamond
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe all want a diamond that shines as bright as a star. But what about a gemstone that actually is a...
3D map of over 1 million black holes traces where the universe's dark matter lies
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA swirling cluster of tiny orange masses grouped in two blobs. An enormous map of the universe has...
Just How Many Galaxies Are in the Universe?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSo much about galaxies remains a mystery. We know what they're made of and that we live in one (the Milky Way), but how many galaxies are in the...
Could a 'supervoid' solve an unrelenting debate over the universe's expansion rate?
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMeasurements of how fast the universe is expanding differ depending on how you measure the rate....
Small black holes near big black holes may tear apart and eat stars
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYou’d think black holes would already be weird enough for some astronomers. They form in the cores...
Time appeared to move 5 times more slowly in 1st billion years after Big Bang, quasar 'clocks'...
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoa bright orange star blasts out two jets from its poles Time has been observed passing more slowly...
How fast is the universe expanding? New supernova data could help nail it down
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA warp in the fabric of space and time that acted like a giant magnifying glass may help solve a...
1,500 supernovas offer most precise survey of dark energy and dark matter to date
Space via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo decades' worth of observations of supernova explosions and a powerful new analysis tool has...