All articles tagged with #cosmic discovery
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified a unique group of tiny, point-like galaxies from 12 to 12.6 billion years ago that defy current classification, resembling a cosmic 'platypus' due to their unusual combination of features, and raising questions about early galaxy formation.
NASA has detected the largest and most distant water reservoir ever found in the universe, located around a quasar 12 billion light-years away, containing 140 trillion times the water on Earth, providing insights into the early universe and the widespread presence of water.
A mysterious reddish object observed by the James Webb Space Telescope, named Capotauro, could be the oldest galaxy ever detected, formed only 90 million years after the Big Bang, or it might be a brown dwarf or rogue exoplanet, with further observations needed to determine its true nature, potentially rewriting our understanding of cosmic evolution.
Astronomers have detected the universe's smallest dark object, about a million times the Sun's mass, using gravitational lensing with a network of telescopes, supporting dark matter theories and opening new avenues for understanding the universe's hidden structures.
Scientists using the KM3NeT underwater telescope in the Mediterranean Sea detected the most energetic cosmic neutrino ever recorded at 120 PeV, challenging existing theories and opening new avenues for understanding extreme astrophysical phenomena and cosmic particle acceleration.
Astronomers have detected a tiny, dark object with a mass of about a million suns billions of light-years away using gravitational lensing and global radio telescopes, providing new insights into dark matter and the structure of the universe.
Astronomers have detected a tiny, dark object in the distant universe using gravitational lensing, which could be a clump of dark matter or a relic galaxy, marking a significant advancement in studying the universe's invisible components.
Scientists have captured the first radio image of two black holes orbiting each other in the quasar OJ 287, confirming the existence of black hole pairs and providing new insights into their behavior using advanced space-based radio imaging technology.
Scientists have detected the 'heartbeat' of a newborn magnetar within a gamma-ray burst, revealing that some GRBs are powered by magnetars rather than black holes, which challenges previous understanding and opens new avenues for cosmic research.
Astronomers discovered an unusual fifth image in a rare Einstein Cross, revealing a massive, hidden dark matter halo that bends light and provides a unique opportunity to study dark matter and distant galaxies in detail.
Scientists discovered a unique Einstein Cross with an unexpected fifth image at its center, likely caused by a dark matter halo, providing new insights into dark matter's role in cosmic structures.
On September 14, 2015, scientists with LIGO detected gravitational waves for the first time, confirming Einstein's prediction and opening a new era in astrophysics by observing cosmic events like black hole mergers, which have since led to numerous discoveries about the universe.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has identified 300 unexpectedly bright objects in the early universe, which may be galaxies or something else, potentially challenging current models of galaxy formation shortly after the Big Bang.
Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified 300 unusually bright objects that may be early galaxies, challenging current theories of galaxy formation. These objects were detected through infrared imaging and the dropout technique, with further spectroscopic confirmation needed to verify their nature and significance in understanding the universe's origins.
Scientists have discovered a potentially the most massive black hole ever found, located in galaxy SDSS J1148+1930, with a mass of about 36.3 billion times that of the Sun, providing new insights into the upper limits of black hole growth and galaxy evolution.