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The sheer scale of the universe may oftentimes escape everyday description; our “pale blue dot” may sometimes feel miniscule compared with the sheer scale of the rest of the universe. In response to this, Modern Sciences champions the latest in astronomical developments and discoveries, to help us truly understand what lies beyond our blue skies—not just the universe as how we see it, but a universe in which we are a part. “We are made of star stuff,” after all.
Using a detector the size of a galaxy, astronomers find strongest evidence yet for gravitational waves from supermassive black hole pairs
OzGrav / Swinburne / Carl Knox Daniel Reardon, Swinburne University of Technology and Andrew Zic, CSIRO When black…
Why is the sky dark at night? The 200-year history of a question that transformed our understanding of the Universe
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel, CC BY-SA Jonathan Biteau, Université Paris-Saclay; Alberto Domínguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid;…
There could still be a ninth planet in our Solar System – here’s why
Artist’s rendering of Planet 9 with an icy surface. Image generated by the authors with the help of…
Brightest cosmic explosion of all time: how we may have solved the mystery of its puzzling persistence
An x-ray of the brightest ever gamma ray burst reflected off dust layers, creating extended ‘light echoes’ of…
Scientists Expand Search for Alien Life with New Signal Detection Approach
Scientists have expanded their search for technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations by focusing on a new type of signal…
Astronomers Confirm the Existence of Earth’s “Quasi-Moon”
Astronomers have identified Earth’s new ancient celestial companion, asteroid 2023 FW13. This asteroid orbits the sun synchronously with…
Webb Telescope’s Deep Dive into NGC 5068’s Star Formation Unveiled
The James Webb Space Telescope recently presented a stunning image showcasing the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, captured…
Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades – how the world’s most sensitive yardstick reveals secrets of the universe
When two massive objects – like black holes or neutron stars – merge, they warp space and time.…
Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope – a mysterious signal and its source galaxy
ASKAP multiple landscape backview. CSIRO Marcin Glowacki, Curtin University Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic…
A Brief History of Mars
Our rover representatives on Mars are only just beginning to unravel the secrets hidden beneath the dunes of…