Intergalactic Phenomena: Our Vast and Ancient Universe
(VIDEO) Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) | Most Powerful Explosions in the Universe
One of the Universe's Most Powerful Events, researchers have made great strides in understanding these explosive bursts, but much of their nature remains a mystery. Firing off at astronomical distances at a startling frequency, GRBs pose a potential existential threat...
read moreFast Radio Bursts (FRBs) – Mysterious Signals From Outer Space
A Fast Radio Burst, or FRB, is a transient radio pulse originating from an unknown high-energy astrophysical phenomenon. Lasting milliseconds, The majority of FRBs are one offs, occurring quickly only to never reappear again, however several repeating FRBS have been...
read moreTESS Observes Star Shredding Black Hole
On September 26, 2019, NASA reported that the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Mission, mankind’s premier planet hunter, recently observed the initial bursts of a tidal disruption event, a world first in the history of our civilization. This cosmic...
read moreSupernova 1987a
Supernova 1987a, also known by its designation SN1987A, is a type II supernova that occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud some 168,000 light-years away from Earth. The light from 1987a reached Earth on February 23, 1987, becoming the first discovered supernova of the...
read moreThe Wow! Signal
May the 4th be with you! On May 25, 1977, Star Wars: A New Hope hit theaters, forever changing the world of cinema. Months later in that same year, an astronomer named Jerry R. Ehman made a curious observation that's puzzled the scientific community to this day. At...
read moreThe Boötes Void
The Boötes Void is a massive spherical region in space approximately 330 million light-years in diameter (accounting for 0.27% of the diameter of the entire Universe) composed of empty space. Also called “The Great Nothing,” this mysterious region resides in the...
read moreEvent Horizon Telescope Releases First Image of a Black Hole
In a coordinated press conference held around the world, researchers at the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a globe-spanning array consisting of eight ground-based radio telescopes, announced the first ever successful direct imaging of a supermassive black hole. A...
read moreFermi Paradox: Dark Forest Theory
The Dark Forest Theory is a possible explanation for the Fermi Paradox, albeit a darker and unappealing possibility. The Fermi Paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi who conceived the idea, poses a simple yet dauntingly perplexing premise:1) If there are...
read moreEuropean Southern Observatory Announces “Ground Breaking” Results
The European Space Observatory (ESO) announced today that the European Commission, the European Research Council, and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a press conference…
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