How Astrophysicists Found a Black Hole Where No One Else Could
A new method could help scientists peer inside universe’s densest star clusters to find undiscovered black holes.
THE SEARCH FOR LIFE
Exploring the mysteries of the universe
Introducing the Global Effort to Map the Night Sky
How astronomers around the world are piecing together a patchwork quilt of celestial activity
The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone
Prosperous times likely paved the way for this multifunctional device, conceptual ancestor to the iPhone 7
Introducing the Global Effort to Map the Night Sky
How astronomers around the world are piecing together a patchwork quilt of celestial activity
The Hidden Connections Between Darwin and the Physicist Who Championed Entropy
These magnificently bearded men both introduced a dose of randomness and irreversibility into the universe
A Sample of Ancient Asteroid Dust Has Landed Safely on Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission retrieved bits of rock and dust from the asteroid Bennu, which could help scientists uncover the origins of life on our planet
Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Contain Carbon, a Crucial Ingredient for Life
The James Webb Space Telescope found carbon dioxide on Europa’s surface, and astronomers say it likely originated in the moon’s vast ocean
THINKING BIG ON COSMOLOGY
The scientist considers both a response to the vastness of the universe
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