NASA SPHEREx Telescope to Map the Universe and Search for Life’s Ingredients
According to NASA's SPHEREx mission details, the observatory will survey the entire sky using near-infrared light. Its goals include exploring how galaxies evolved, understanding the structure of the ...
Could gravitational waves be the key to cosmic communication?
When astronomers detected the first long-predicted gravitational waves in 2015, it opened a whole new window into the ...
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Supermassive black holes found to be 1,000 times larger than thought
Supermassive black holes, 1,000 times larger than previously thought, have been discovered in LRD-type galaxies. This ...
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A cosmic 'CT scan' shows the universe is far more complex than expected
"This process is like a cosmic CT scan, where we can look through different slices of cosmic history and track how matter ...
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UC San Diego’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Embraces a New Year of Discovery
The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...
Cosmic “Ghost Towns:” Three Tiny Galaxies Unlock Ancient Universe Secrets
Rare ultra-faint dwarf galaxies beyond the influence of other galaxies show evidence that star formation was stifled long ago ...
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Supermassive black holes in 'little red dot' galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don't know why
"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." ...