If the name Kyle Katarn rings a bell, you’ve probably been into Star Wars for a very long time. First introduced in the first-person shooter video game Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995), he became one of the biggest heroes of the old Star Wars Legends continuity. Now, 30 years later, his original adventure can still … Read more
We’ve been reviewing star projectors for years, and they remain as popular as ever with space fans, gamers, party throwers and movie buffs. The Dark Skys Skyview Pocket Planetarium (made by Miller Engineering) caught our eye, as it is the first model we’ve looked at that is both pocketable and rechargeable. Specifications Size: 3.6 x … Read more
Dark matter, widely known as the universe’s most mysterious stuff, is rarer on Earth than gold — and that’s despite the fact that dark matter outweighs “ordinary matter” by a staggering ratio of five to one. The finding came courtesy of scientists who propose a novel way to map dark matter using the “wobble” of … Read more
As the hunt for dark matter, the universe’s most common yet most mysterious “stuff,” continues, scientists are understandably eager to get the most powerful space telescope in on the action. Space.com spoke to three scientists, cosmic detectives who are hot on the trail of dark matter candidates using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The … Read more
There are a lot of ways for dead stars to blow their tops. Astronomers discovered this explosive diversity when they assessed 3,628 exploding white dwarfs during a next-generation sky survey conducted using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) between March 2018 and December 2020. That means that this dataset of nearby supernovas is several times larger … Read more
Astronomers have uncovered a treasure trove of feeding black holes at the heart of dwarf galaxies — small, faint galaxies containing thousands to several billions of stars but very little gas. The discovery, made with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), contains several “missing link” intermediate-mass black holes. This is both the largest sample of … Read more
Dark energy, the mysterious force that’s driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, may not actually exist, scientists say. Their research has brought into question one of the cornerstones of modern cosmology. In a new study, published Dec. 19, 2024 in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the researchers analyzed data from … Read more
Last Updated:February 17, 2025, 11:55 IST New Zealand have their task cut out being in the same group as India and Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. New Zealand’s best playing XI, full squad, injury list, full fixtures for the ICC Champions Trophy New Zealand are one of the title contenders with new white-ball … Read more
The Euclid space telescope has, by chance, discovered its first Einstein ring, and it is absolutely stunning. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this perfectly circular Einstein ring has allowed researchers to “weigh” the dark matter at the heart of a galaxy almost 600 million light-years away. The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft, which launched in July … Read more
White dwarfs are giving up more of their secrets, with the discovery that the hotter they are, the puffier their outer layers are. While this finding may sound immaterial, understanding the structure of white dwarfs could ultimately prove key in discovering what mysterious dark matter is made from. White dwarfs are the core remains of … Read more