A Wandering Black Hole Meets a Wandering Star
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What happens when a black hole and a star meet in the middle of nowhere in a galaxy? It sounds like it could be a dramatic science fiction backdrop, with some hapless starship caught in the crunch. Actually, such encounters in real life are pretty rare. Th...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:13 +0000
Samples of Lunar Rock Are Leading Scientists to Rethink the Moon's History
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Based on a new analysis of the Chang'e-6 lunar samples, scientists are again questioning the timing and intensity of the Late Heavy Bombardment period....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:44 +0000
Astrobiology Offers Crucial Window Onto Earth’s Distant Past And Future
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The search for extrasolar rocky planets circling other stars is more than mere science. It offers researchers a chance to gain crucial insight into how our own planet functions....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:48 +0000
Galaxy Mergers May Not Stifle Star Formation After All, According to Illustris TNG
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In recent years, the idea that galaxy mergers are responsible for quenching galaxies has grown in importance. This paradigm says that galaxies merge, their black holes form a powerful quasar, and that quasar stifles star formation. But new results from the...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:16 +0000
A Distant Primordial Object May Be a Newborn Little Red Dot
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Little Red Dots are among the most intriguing discoveries made to date by the infrared-sensitive James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). They are distant, small objects that appear red in the JWST observations and they've only been known since 2024. More than 3...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23 +0000
Into Totality: Our Guide to the August 12th Total Solar Eclipse
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Where will you be on August 12th? Many an eclipse chaser and the ‘eclipse curious’ will make the journey to stand in the Moon’s shadow on that fast-approaching Wednesday date. This unique eclipse sees the pencil-thin shadow of our Moon curl around th...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000