AvatarKevin MullenAvatarAvatarAfter 2 years in space, the James Webb telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?Live Science - By Ben TurnerFor decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a disparity known as the Hubble tension, which threatens to break cosmology as …
AvatarKevin MullenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHave we gotten dark matter all wrong?bigthink.com - Paul M. SutterIn the 1930s, the bolo-tie-wearing astronomer Fritz Zwicky found something strange in the motions of galaxies. They were moving far too quickly …
AvatarKevin MullenAvatarAvatarNASA’s James Webb Telescope Stuns The World With Surreal High-Res Image Of An Exploded StarMashable - Hadi KhanThe James Webb Telescope recently shared a fascinating picture of Cassiopeia A, a leftover from a star explosion 11,000 light-years (Supernova Remnant) away in the Cassiopeia constellation. This explosion which happened around 340 years ago from our perspective on Earth, turned it into one of the …
AvatarKevin MullenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo“Singularities don’t exist,” claims black hole pioneer Roy Kerrbigthink.com - Ethan SiegelHere in our Universe, whenever you gather enough mass together in a small enough volume of space, you’re bound to eventually cross a threshold: where …
AvatarKevin MullenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAsk Ethan: Why is there no antigravity?bigthink.com - Ethan SiegelAlthough there are four known fundamental forces to the Universe, there’s only one that matters on the largest cosmic scales of all: gravitation. The …
AvatarKevin MullenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo"Modified gravity" could rule out both dark matter and Planet Nineverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingOur solar system officially houses eight planets, but some scientists say there could be a ninth. And that’s not just Pluto aficionados – evidence …
AvatarKevin MullenAvatarAvatarIn a first, NASA returns asteroid samples to EarthNBC News - By Denise ChowThe collected rocks and soil could help scientists unlock secrets about the solar system and how life emerged on this planet. A capsule containing precious samples from an asteroid landed safely on Earth on Sunday, the culmination of a roughly 4-billion-mile journey over the past seven years. The …
AvatarKevin MullenAvatarAvatarWhy Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravityThe Conversation Canada - Valerio Faraoni and Andrea GiustiEinstein’s theory of gravity — general relativity — has been very successful for more than a century. However, it has theoretical shortcomings. This …
AvatarKevin MullenFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJWST reveals dusty secrets inside spiral galaxiesbigthink.com - Ethan SiegelDust is, simultaneously, both an astronomer’s dream and nightmare.Dark, dusty molecular clouds, like this image of Barnard 59, part of the Pipe …
AvatarKevin MullenAvatarAvatarJames Webb Space Telescope images shatter understanding of age of the universeNBC News - NBCNews.comThe James Webb Space Telescope found six massive galaxies that some scientists never thought could exist. The telescope is so powerful it might have just shattered scientific understanding of the universe. Theoretical Physicist and best selling author Dr. Michio Kaku talked to Gadi Schwartz about …
AvatarKevin MullenAvatarAvatarWebb telescope just found massive objects that shouldn't exist in deep spaceverified_publisherMashable - Mark KaufmanThe universe holds secrets. Scientists expected the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal unknowns in the deepest realms of space. But they certainly didn't anticipate this. While scanning a region of the cosmos near the Big Dipper, a group of astronomers identified six faint objects as they appeared …
AvatarKevin MullenStartling new evidence suggests black holes drive expansion of universeverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingA groundbreaking new study could finally provide an answer to one of the most perplexing astrophysics mysteries – without needing to add anything new …