Dark matter’s “nightmare scenario” looks more likely than ever
Our great hope is that today’s indirect, astrophysical evidence will someday lead to successful direct detection. What if that’s…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
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JWST finds nine category-defying objects. Have astronomers found their “platypus?”
Just like animals, galaxies often have bizarre, unusual, or even unique properties. But finding many, all at once, really does raise…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Yes, one image from space can change humanity’s perspective
Our view of the world, the Universe, and ourselves can change with just one glimpse of what’s out there. It’s happened many times before.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
What the Universe looks like: from nearby to far away
Outer space begins just over 100 kilometers up, but what we can see extends for billions of light-years. Here’s what all of it looks like.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Ask Ethan: Where are all the blueshifted galaxies?
Even in an expanding Universe, we expect both redshifted and blueshifted galaxies. But nearly every one we see is redshifted. Here’s why.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Remembering Gladys West: who used Einstein to create GPS
Two main contributors enabled our modern global positioning system (GPS): Albert Einstein and Gladys West. Here’s how she made it happen.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
How a solar radiation storm created January 2026’s aurora
The Sun often produces solar flares and coronal mass ejections, but a rare solar radiation storm made the 2026’s first great auroral show.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
The most underappreciated achievement in theoretical physics
Many view the development of fringe, alternative theories as a useless waste of time. But when they can be tested, it shows what reality…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
10 JWST images that reveal the Universe as never before
With unprecedented resolution, wavelength sensitivity, and light-gathering power, JWST reveals our cosmos like no other observatory ever.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Ask Ethan: Why do gravitational lenses make crosses, not rings?
Gravitational lenses arise when foreground masses and background light sources properly align. Einstein rings are rare, but crosses abound.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
