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Key Takeaways: Researchers have discovered that Earth’s days grew over two hours longer due to the Moon moving farther away from Earth during two key periods in history. The increase in daylight hours may have led to oxygenation events that fueled a major diversification of life, such as the Cambrian explosion. The Moon’s average distance…
Key Takeaways: Both black holes and the universe have event horizons and singularities, but the singularity in a black hole is a point in space, while the Big Bang singularity is a point in time. The universe’s cosmological event horizon, 14 billion light-years away, represents the boundary beyond which galaxies are receding faster than the…
Key Takeaways: Researchers found evidence of “cosmological coupling,” suggesting black holes grow in mass over billions of years due to their connection with the expanding universe. The study proposes that black holes, rather than other sources, may be responsible for dark energy, a mysterious force that makes up 70% of the universe’s energy. By studying…
The image captures a stunning view of the Moon’s surface, highlighting its craters and rugged landscape in striking detail. Taken from lunar orbit, this perspective provides a rare glimpse of the natural satellite’s desolate terrain, emphasizing the harsh environment and the intricate features of the cratered surface. Moon Exposure Corrected The image above showcases a…
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the sun appears to move through the sky in a predictable pattern. This is because the Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted relative to its orbit around the sun, which causes the sun to appear to rise and set at different positions on the horizon throughout the year….
A spinning white dwarf drags space-time around it 100 million times more powerfully than Earth Astronomers have recently provided compelling evidence of a star dragging space-time, showcasing one of Einstein’s lesser-known predictions. This phenomenon, known as “frame-dragging,” describes how a spinning object distorts the very fabric of space-time around it. While this effect is nearly…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered over 1,000 disk galaxies, 10 times more than expected, dating back more than 10 billion years… The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting over 1,000 galaxies with structures similar to the Milky Way, hidden deep in the early universe. These galaxies, characterized…
The Vredefort asteroid, striking Earth 2 billion years ago, was twice the size of the dinosaur-killer The Vredefort impact, occurring roughly 2 billion years ago, left behind the largest known crater on Earth and has long intrigued scientists. Recent research suggests that the asteroid responsible for this colossal event was significantly larger than previously estimated,…
TL;DR Researchers have created a composite image showing dark matter’s role in linking galaxies, using data from 23,000 galaxy pairs located 4.5 billion light-years away. This discovery, through weak gravitational lensing, offers direct evidence of the dark matter web predicted for decades, moving from theoretical assumptions to measurable proof. The finding helps confirm dark matter’s…
The Aguas Zarcas meteorite contains stardust that predates the Sun, providing invaluable insights into the early universe and the origins of our Solar System. TL;DR In 2019, a rare meteorite fall in Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica, scattered fragments across the village, some of which are valued higher than gold. These fragments, carbonaceous chondrites, contain organic…