astrophysics
What are White Holes?
Black holes are created when stars die catastrophically in a supernova. So what in the universe is a white hole?…
New Signal May Be Evidence of Dark Matter, Say Researchers
Dark matter is the architect of large-scale cosmic structure and the engine behind proper rotation of galaxies. It's an indispensable part…
Mysterious Object “G2” at Galactic Center is Actually Binary Star
A mysterious object swinging around the supermassive black hole in the center our galaxy has surprised astronomers by actually surviving…
The Physics Behind “Interstellar’s” Visual Effects Was So Good, it Led to a Scientific Discovery
While he was working on the film Interstellar, executive producer Kip Thorne was tasked with creating the black hole that…
There Are No Such Things As Black Holes
That's the conclusion reached by one researcher from the University of North Carolina: black holes can't exist in our Universe --…
Planck “Star” to Arise From Black Holes?
A new paper has been posted on the arxiv (a repository of research preprints) introducing the idea of a Planck star…
Enduring Quests and Daring Visions: NASA Lays Out a Roadmap for Astrophysics
Three decades ago we were unaware that exoplanets circled other stars. We had just started talking about dark matter but…
Dark Matter Makes a Comeback
[/caption] Recent reports of dark matter's demise may be greatly exaggerated, according to a new paper from researchers at the…
Finding Out What Dark Matter Is – And Isn’t
Astronomers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope have been looking for evidence of suspected types of dark matter particles within…
Journal Club – Black Holes Made All The Difference
[/caption] According to Wikipedia, a journal club is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles…