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The black hole at the center of our galaxy is blinking at us, and scientists think they know why. In a new researcher paper, astronomers explain that a disk of material surrounding the black hole may be producing flashes due to “hot spots” that form within it.

Astronomers recently observed a "cosmic ring of fire" galaxy from the early years of the universe, which could help reshape the understanding of how structures in the Universe form. Using data from the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii as well as images from ...

Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Xi'an Jiaotong University, China now present a new way of taking this promising concept closer to large-scale application.

A team of researchers was able to successfully carry out a study on an active volcano using drones. According to the researchers, the findings of their study prove that drones can be used to study up-close the activities and behaviors of explosive volcanoes.

As global temperatures rise, plants and animals are forced to seek out more suitable living environments. According to a new study led by CNRS researcher Jonathan Lenoir, marine species are migrating about six times faster than terrestrial species.

NASA recently shared a stunning photo captured by its Chandra X-ray Observatory. It shows a black hole 100 times more massive than the Sun emitting high-energy jets of particles across its home galaxy. The cosmic structure featured in the photo, which ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Excitement is building for the first manned space launch from U.S soil in almost a decade. While we're keeping an eye on the weather and the preparations for the mission, others are looking at how this could inspire the next ...

SpaceX is officially "go" to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station this week after mission teams completed the final launch readiness review on Monday (May 25). But some bad weather could potentially cause delays. NASA and ...

In Australia, a team of researchers have made some dramatic new findings regarding one of the world's most important rock art assemblages. This Aboriginal rock art is among the very few examples of miniature motifs found anywhere in the world. The study ...

This 500-year-old rock art is among the rarest in the world. Found at a site called Yilbilinji near northern Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria—and depicting a humanlike figure holding a boomerang (right), surrounded by more boomerangs—it's a type of stenciling ...

China's Mars mission is scheduled for July as the country ramps up its space exploration efforts; Chinese space group CASC is sending an orbiter and rover to the Red Planet in the hopes of finding evidence of past or present life. China is also planning to ...

The NHS is urging men, under 35s and those who have recently recovered from Covid-19 to donate plasma.

The galaxy Sagittarius is, by the standards of the universe, tiny. At a mere few hundred million suns in mass, it orbits the Milky Way like a cosmic speck — so small it was only spotted 30 years ago. Yet it seems it is far more consequential than its size would ...

Pic Astronomers scanning the sky for potentially hazardous space rocks have discovered a first – a presumed trojan asteroid around Jupiter that is looking increasingly like a comet. The cosmic enigma was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...

A highly infectious coral disease that has been spreading rapidly through reefs in the northern Caribbean has reached Virgin Islands waters, biologist Dr. Shannon Gore confirmed this week. On Sunday, Dr. Gore, the managing director of the Association of ...

The World Health Organization has temporarily halted studying hydroxychloroquine as a potential Covid-19 treatment due to safety concerns, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a media briefing in Geneva on Monday.

Astronomers in Japan observe periodic lights coming from the region near the black hole at the center of our galaxy. The twinkling may be produced by hot spots in the accretion disk around the black hole. The mysterious region studied features extreme ...

The ring galaxy R5519 may have been created during a massive, catastrophic collision between two galaxies in the early universe. James Josephides/Swinburne Astronomy Productions. A violent, catastrophic collision between two galaxies has given rise to ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of dozens of mammoths in a finding that could shed further light on the hunting methods of prehistoric communities. The discoveries were made near the construction site of a new civilian airport, General ...

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose slightly in the Tri-State area Monday, according to officials. Washington County's total number of cases increased from 408 to 413, according to the Maryland Department of Health. The county's death count ...