We now know the largest spinning objects in the universe
Welcome to the world of spinning cosmic filaments.
How did the Oort cloud form? A new simulation reveals its origins
A "sea" of clouds from our neighbouring stars and the giant planets’ orbital resonance could explain how it was formed.
Scientists find a new way to make virtual stars
Researchers developed a 3D star formation simulation, good enough to make you gaze at the example video for a while.
Chandra X-ray and MeerKAT data reveal a busy galactic center
The study found magnetic phenomena in the center of the Milky Way that resemble those in our solar system
What is dark matter? A deep dive
84.4% of the matter in the universe is something that we don’t really understand yet.
Ashes from Caribbean volcano eruption reach as far as India
La Soufrière eruption was intense enough to send its SO2 to 9,000 miles away.
Scientists use machine learning to classify millions of new galaxies
Classifying galaxies by hand and eye was already hard -- over 20 million of them would be impossible. So machine...
CO2 concentrations quietly reached the highest daily values in recorded history
For the first time since its inauguration, the Mauna Loa Observatory reaches 421.21 ppm of CO2 concentration.
12-year astrophotography mosaic of the Milky Way
A Finnish astrophotographer spent nearly 12 years to build a mosaic of our galaxy
Low frequency sky map reveals an archive of supermassive black holes
A new sky survey has managed to identify around 25,000 radio sources -- mainly supermassive black holes.
From candles to ladders: how astronomers measure very large distances in the universe
How do we know the universe is expanding? Your high school trigonometry is involved in the process.
The merging of Milky Way and Andromeda’s supermassive black holes
Milkomeda is really happening -- #couplegoals.
What is the albedo effect, and why it matters in the climate crisis
Warm, sleep, melt, repeat.
Parker Solar Probe reveals dazzling image of Venus
During a flyby, the NASA spacecraft surprised scientists with an image of the Venusian surface.
Latin American’s science contribution against COVID-19
Research against Covid-19 in Latin America brings hope in the middle of the crisis.
Astronomers found a giant cluster of galaxies from the early universe
LAGER-z7OD1 is possibly one of the clusters that marked the end of the Dark Ages of the Universe.
Game theory could be the key for finding intelligent alien life
When both aliens and humans are looking for each other, the chances are we'll make contact.
More evidence that 2020 was an unusually hot year
Governmental or not, everyone agrees 2020 was one of the warmest years.
Milky Way’s X-ray reveals giant bubbles
The first complete scan from the eROSITA mission shows a large structure emerging from the galactic center.
Finally, some good environment news : the 2020 ozone layer hole closed down
A highly stable Antarctic Polar Vortex sustained the ozone hole for quite a while.