The Universe's Biggest Black Holes Aren't Born, They're Built
Reported by Universe Today
When a massive star dies, it can leave behind a black hole. That much has been understood for decades. But the most monstrous black holes in the universe, the heavyweights detected by the faint ripples they send through the fabric of space and time aren't ...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 11:04 +0000
The Planet That Shouldn't Exist… But Does
Reported by Universe Today
Hot Jupiters are the bullies of the planetary world. These colossal gas giants orbit impossibly close to their stars and their gravity is so overwhelming that anything nearby gets scattered, swallowed, or flung into oblivion. Finding a smaller planet survi...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 10:56 +0000
We've Been Wasting 99% of Our Supernova Data
Reported by Universe Today
Every time an astronomer points a telescope at a distant supernova, they're trying to measure how far away it is. But the light from these stellar explosions arrives tangled up with interference from dust, the age of the host galaxy and the chemical make u...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 10:48 +0000
Skylab – America’s 1st space station – 53 years later
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Skylab was America's 1st space station. 3 crews lived and worked there for over 171 days, studying the sun and Earth and setting records for life in space.
The post Skylab – America’s 1st space station – 53 years later first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 09:06 +0000
Ice Moves Out of Aniak
Reported by NASA
Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 04:01 +0000
A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part IV: Arecibo and the WOW! Signal
Reported by Universe Today
During the 1970s, pioneering experiments were conducted that are known today as Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI). At the same time, NASA launched four spacecraft bound for interstellar space, each carrying "messages in a bottle" intended for ...
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 14 May 2026 02:49 +0000