Black Hole

For the first time, astrophysicists have observed a cosmic explosion emit particles that are a trillion times more energetic than visible light, a record-setting measurement from a phenomenon that scientists are still seeking to fully understand. The obser…

Everyone knows that the Earth revolves around the Sun, taking one year to complete a full revolution. But, the Sun is also revolving around our Milky Way galaxy, and it takes it 225 to 250 million years to complete one revolution. The Milky Way is a barred s…

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Ok, this post doesn’t have anything to do with boy detective Encyclopedia Brown …I just needed him for the title. In the NY Times, art critic Jason Farago argues that in order to improve the visitor experience at the Louvre, the Mona Lisa and her smile have g…

Astronomers have spotted an ultrafast star, traveling at a blistering 6 million km/h, that was ejected by the supermassive black hole at the heart at the Milky Way five million years ago.The discovery of the star, known as S5-HVS1, was made by Carnegie Mellon…

Dean Spanos, the Los Angeles Chargers chairman, quickly shot down a report that the NFL was ... considering moving his club to London. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Los Angeles Chargers are preparing for their final trip to play at the Oak…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The “Oscars of Science” had a very space-y feel. The theme of the ceremony for the eighth annual Breakthrough Prize, which was held last night (Nov. 3) here at NASA’s Ames Research Center, was "Seeing the Invisible," a nod to the Even…

Black holes are thought of as cosmic leviathans, capable of destroying planets and stars. However, ... in many respects they are essentially just heavy and dark stars. Getty Generally speaking, black holes are the corpse of a dead star. But not…

A good insult is a demonstration of power. A bad insult is a demonstration of powerlessness. This is true whether youre punching up or down. (I recommend you punch up.) If you want your insults to damage your enemy and not yourself, you need to insult strateg…

A black hole only 3.3 times the mass of the sun may have been spotted, according to results published in Science. What is it? The black hole is located about 10,000 light-years away, in the outer edge of the Milky Ways main disk. If it is confirmed, this wou…