Five years ago, humanity still had to find gravitational waves. Now, the observations are moving at an astonishing pace. Over a six-month period last year, the LIGO-Virgin collaboration detected an average of 1.5 gravitational wave events per week. From 1 April to 1 October 2019, upgraded LIGOs and virgin interferometers …
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Rama’s horn shell is small, delicate spiral structures beech omb mbers can usually find all over the world. Despite their ubiquity, the original owners of these shells are extremely elusive. To date, we have never had a single footage in the forest. In the twilight zone of our oceans, at …
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About two to three times the distance from the Earth’s Sun, in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, 16 Manas make its home. This giant metal asteroid is one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, classified as a small planet. Astronomers believe that 16 Manas is an …
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The discovery of the extraordinary Exoplanet LTT 9779B was first announced a month ago. Just 260 light-years away, the planet was immediately pegged as an excellent candidate for a follow-up study of its exotic atmosphere. But it turns out we didn’t have to wait too long to learn more. The …
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For more than two decades, astronomers have been systematically searching for mysterious sources of high-energy gamma rays in their sources. One, however, remained stubborn – the most unknown source gamma rays in the galaxy. It appears to be 2,740 light-years away from the binary system, but only one star could …
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