Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even our most advanced technology pales in…
Browsing: Dark Matter
We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its…
Everything in space – from the Earth and Sun to black holes – accounts for just 15% of all matter in…
On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever…
Astronomers have long been puzzled by two strange phenomena at the heart of our galaxy. First, the gas in the…
A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all…
An astronomical telescope designed to complement the ageing Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand’s south island on April 16 2023.…
Physicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of an invisible substance that we only know…