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The purest ancient star in the universe turns out to be surprisingly close
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (562+ words) A star within the Milky Way has turned out to be the purest ancient object ever discovered by astronomers, according to the website "Science Alert." Heavier elements appeared much later. Stars create new elements through nuclear fusion'first hydrogen into helium,…...
Mysterious 'Little Red Dots' Baffle Astronomers - Grand Rapids Today
21+ hour, 28+ min ago (239+ words) Apr. 10, 2026 at 8: 53pm The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a perplexing new cosmic phenomenon - 'little red dots' (LRDs), tiny bright red points that have appeared in nearly every image taken by the powerful observatory. These enigmatic objects have captivated the…...
Astronomers Precisely Measure Universe's Expansion Rate, Hubble Tension Persists - Tucson Today
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (223+ words) New study combines decades of observations to provide the most accurate local expansion rate yet, but discrepancy with early Universe predictions remains unresolved. Apr. 11, 2026 at 7: 34am The Hubble tension has now been observed across multiple independent studies and techniques, suggesting the…...
The Local Universe's Expansion Rate Is Clearer Than Ever, but Still Doesn't Add Up
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (285+ words) SFL Educational News Service The Core Concept: The Hubble tension is a persistent, statistically significant discrepancy between the Universe's expansion rate measured in the local Universe and the rate predicted from the early Universe using the standard model of cosmology....
This distant galaxy has lost 95% of its brightness in less than 20 years
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (270+ words) The universe still holds many surprises for astronomers. Indeed, after discovering a galaxy near the Andromeda Galaxy and an exoplanet located nearby the solar system, they have detected a galaxy, located about 10 billion light-years away, that is gradually disappearing. Indeed,…...
A Never-Before-Seen Radio Telescope Detection of Twin Particle Jets Reveals a Titanic Collision in the Making
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (586+ words) Two large particle jets in the core of a distant galaxy, observed in a first-of-its-kind radio telescope detection, likely represent two black holes in their final phase before merging, a predicted but previously unobserved type of event. According to a…...
Scientists are close to proving that primordial black holes exist
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (1017+ words) A strange LIGO signal may point to a primordial black hole and a new clue in the search for dark matter. (CREDIT: NASA) On November 12, 2025, three gravitational-wave detectors on two continents caught a ripple in spacetime. This event did not…...
Every Method of Measuring the Universe's Expansion Rate Agrees, and That's a Problem
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (943+ words) Science Blog. com...
Dark matter might not be one thing - and that changes everything
10+ hour, 10+ min ago (814+ words) The universe hides its secrets in strange ways. Sometimes, what scientists don't see matters more than what they do. A new study suggests a bold idea. Dark matter may not be just one particle. It could be made of two…...
KATRIN Narrows Down the Range of Neutrinos" Mass
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (465+ words) Newswise DOE SCIENCE NEWS SOURCE KATRIN Narrows Down the Range of Neutrinos" Mass A direct search shows that neutrinos are at least a million times lighter than electrons. KATRIN scientists test the system of magnets that control the fields inside…...