Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model. The main reason is that they’re so hard to detect. Despite the fact that 400 trillion of them
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Early Images of 3I/ATLAS Provide Clues About Other Solar SystemsEarly Images of 3I/ATLAS Provide Clues About Other Solar Systems
On July 1st, 2025, astronomers at NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ALERT) detected the third interstellar object (ISO) to enter our Solar System – 3I/ATLAS. Shortly thereafter, an international team
Tying Theory To Practice When Searching For Dark EnergyTying Theory To Practice When Searching For Dark Energy
Science is a story of coming up with theories then doing our best to disprove them. That is especially true for theories on a grand, cosmological scale, though disproving them
Ancient Brown Dwarf Reveals Cloud Chemistry SecretsAncient Brown Dwarf Reveals Cloud Chemistry Secrets
Deep in space, an ancient brown dwarf nicknamed “The Accident” has revealed the first-ever detection of a molecule that scientists have been searching for in planetary atmospheres for decades. This
Scientists Predict 90% Chance We’ll See a Black Hole Explode Within a DecadeScientists Predict 90% Chance We’ll See a Black Hole Explode Within a Decade
Stellar black holes form from the collapse of massive stars at the end of their lives, typically weighing 3 to 50 times the mass of the Sun. When a star
Ancient Floods and Rolling Rocks Boosts the Hunt for Life on MarsAncient Floods and Rolling Rocks Boosts the Hunt for Life on Mars
Europe’s upcoming Mars rover mission has received an unexpected boost in its search for signs of ancient life. The Rosalind Franklin rover, scheduled to launch in 2028, will land in
“Black Hole Stars” Could Solve the Mystery of Little Red Dots“Black Hole Stars” Could Solve the Mystery of Little Red Dots
Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). The cut-out reveals the central black hole with it surrounding accretion disk. What makes this a black hole star is
The Anthropic Argument: Nature Is the Way It Is Because We ExistThe Anthropic Argument: Nature Is the Way It Is Because We Exist
According to every experiment, the constants of nature appear to be constant. And this creates a really sticky, nasty, ugly problem for us: it looks like the constants are fine-tuned.
Civilization Can’t Arise Without Plate Tectonics And Carbon DioxideCivilization Can’t Arise Without Plate Tectonics And Carbon Dioxide
While plate tectonics may not be absolutely necessary for life, they may be necessary for a technological civilization to arise. Habitability may be possible on a static world, but habitability