astrophysics
Neutron Stars: Why study them? What makes them so fascinating?
Over the last several months, Universe Today has explored a plethora of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets,…
Supernovae: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has recently investigated a myriad of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets,…
Black Holes: Why study them? What makes them so fascinating?
Over the last few months, Universe Today has explored a plethora of scientific fields, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets,…
Formation-Flying Spacecraft Could Probe the Solar System for New Physics
It's an exciting time for the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology. Thanks to cutting-edge observatories, instruments, and new techniques,…
A Supermassive Black Hole with a Case of the Hiccups
Can binary black holes, two black holes orbiting each other, influence their respective behaviors? This is what a recent study…
Colliding Neutron Stars are the Ultimate Particle Accelerators
Gamma-ray telescopes observing neutron star collisions might be the key to identifying the composition of dark matter. One leading theory…
Could Forests Become Ultrahigh Energy Neutrino Detectors?
I really don’t know how to introduce this article. Neutrinos are elementary particles and are electrically neutral. They are produced…
Supernovae Struck the Earth 3 Million and 7 Million Years Ago
A recent study examines how the Earth was hit by blasts from supernovae (plural form of supernova (SN)) that occurred…
Afghanistan Students for the International Olympiad in Astronomy & Astrophysics Need Your Help
The 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) will be held this year in Silesia, Poland on August 10-20,…
Magnetars are Extreme in Every Way, Even Their Volcanoes
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers led by NASA and The George Washington…