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The Universe is Much Darker Than Astronomers Previously Thought

We are all aware of that age-old perception that the Universe could be infinite in space and time. Astronomy teaches us that there are some boundaries at some point, as the observable Universe is about 96 billion light-years across. The…

January 14, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Strange X-ray Signal From Nearby Galaxies Puzzled The Scientists

Since 2014 researchers have been puzzled by a bizarre X-ray signal which appears to come from nearby galaxies. A new study that sought to offer an answer for dilemma hasn’t managed to provide a complete solution, and the mystery will…

March 28, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Gamma Radiation Was Detected In Two Star-Forming Galaxies

Gamma-ray emission, aka gamma radiation, has two primary natural sources. One is the result of radioactive decay, and the other, secondary radiation from atmospheric interactions with cosmic ray particles. A third natural source of gamma radiation is terrestrial gamma-ray flashes.…

March 26, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Supermassive Black Holes Keep Galaxies Alive, New Research Says

The supermassive black holes which are getting away from the galactic clusters seem to explode in waves of hot gas in space. The black holes actually fill the space between the hot gas and the stars, which prevents galaxies from…

December 1, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

More Difficult for Light to Get Through the Cosmic Void with Lower than Expected Number of Galaxies

A team of researchers used the world’s largest telescope to look into a 12 billion years old volume of space for galaxies that may provide answers to the lower degree of transparency in the universe at that point in its…

August 22, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Galaxies Might be More Similar Than you Could Believe

The universe is a vast infinite thing, and researchers have spent years trying to understand some of its mysteries. Each day we discover something new, and most of the time the news manage to amaze us. The same thing happened…

March 14, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0