Astronomers Just Found a 3-Million-Light-Year Connection Between Galaxies
A new breakthrough in cosmic mapping has unveiled the structure of a colossal filament, part of the vast cosmic web that connects galaxies. Dark matter and gas shape these filaments, but their faint ...
Webb telescope finds Milky Way black hole never stops strobing light
A new study using NASA 's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a variety of light coming from the black hole Sagittarius A* — or rather its accretion disk, the ring of rapidly spinning material ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...
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New Study Reveals Earth’s Ice Caps Are More Fragile Than We Thought – And Their Final Melt May Be Looming
For many, the sight of vast ice caps at Earth’s poles seems like an unshakable feature of our planet. Yet, a new study ...
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James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...