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How Dying Stars Shake the Fabric of Spacetime

We often think about time and space as two completely different aspects of our physical reality. But from a scientific standpoint, as one of Albert Einstein when he stipulated his famous theory of general relativity, time and space can be…

June 8, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Enormous Black Hole Sweeps Through a Galaxy Giving Birth to New Stars

Black holes remain some of the most puzzling objects in the Universe. Astrophysicists struggle even today to understand their unique features and why they are so: the infinite gravity, where they can lead to, why time simply stops inside such…

April 11, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Scientists Discover the Largest Black Hole Ever Found – It Can Fit 30 Billion Stars the Size of Our Sun

Black holes can theoretically be any size, but there are different types of black holes that can form from different processes. The smallest type of black holes are called primordial black holes, which are thought to have formed in the…

March 30, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Artificial Intelligence Discovers That the First Stars Illuminating the Universe Had Some Companions

Astronomers use the term “early Universe” to refer to the period of time shortly after the Big Bang, which is believed to have occurred around 13.8 billion years ago. During this period, the Universe was very different from what it…

March 24, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Hubble Takes a Beautiful Photo of the M55 Globular Star Cluster

The M55 globular star cluster is a fascinating astronomical object located in the constellation Sagittarius, about 17,600 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1752 and is one of the largest…

March 18, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Our Milky Way Galaxy Might Give Birth to More Stars Than Astronomers Initially Thought

Stars are like cosmic factories that produce complex elements in the Universe. They’re like big, hot blobs of gas that fuse atoms together in their cores, creating larger atoms. And when they finally die, they go out with a bang,…

March 1, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Stars are Disappearing From the Night Sky for a Shocking Reason

Looking at the stars in the night sky is like taking a trip to the ultimate infinity and beyond. It’s like having your own personal portal to a galaxy far, far away. And let’s be real, who doesn’t love a…

January 20, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Shed Light on Unusually Bright Star

Some stars in the Universe are like those overly confident kids at school; they just have to shine brighter than everyone else. They’re the ones with fancy designer clothes, the latest gadgets, and the perfect hair. They’re the ones who…

January 12, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The Outskirts of Our Milky Way Galaxy are Located by Astronomical Observations

Are you feeling small and insignificant? Well, let me tell you something that will make you feel even smaller! Our tiny little planet Earth is so far away from the edges of the Milky Way galaxy that if you were…

January 10, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Hubble Spots A Cosmic Cloud That’s Teeming With Stars

What can be more beautiful than a cosmic cloud? The answer is simple: a cosmic cloud that’s teeming with stars. That’s what NASA managed to unveil by looking into space using its Hubble telescope: a cluster dubbed as NGC 6530,…

December 18, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0