Astrophysicists Develop a Novel Approach for Searching for Dark Matter
Scientists use archival images of Jupiter to search for dark matter collisions.
cosmology
Einstein was right: testing the theory of relativity using quasars
Scientists have observed time dilation in the variability of quasars, an effect predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity.
The Universe is Expanding Faster than Scientists Thought
A new study shows that the universe is expanding faster than scientists had initially predicted, sparking an effort to determine what unknown force in space is responsible. Read Ben Andreone’s article to learn more!
Seeing the Invisible: A short history of the scientific evidence of dark matter
by Sasha Brownsberger
figures by Abagail Burrus
Everything you have ever touched, seen, or tasted; the air you breathe; the ground on which you stand; and the constituents of your body all consist of a type of matter that is only a fraction of all that…
Black Hole Burps: Particle Absorption and Emission in Supermassive Black Holes
Black holes are fascinating objects to study because we can use them to learn more about about astronomy, cosmology, and gravity. Black holes are super-massive and super-dense objects in the universe. Because of these properties, they produce strong…