In 2005, two researchers, theoretical physicists Stephen Hsu of the University of Oregon and Anthony Zee of the University of California, Santa Barbara, argued that there could be a message left by the creator of the Universe to prove his or her existence. The duo proposed that if there was […]
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Approximately one million undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way have been added to an unprecedentedly detailed map of a section of space. Previous surveys of the cosmos usually take years to complete, but the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey, perched on CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder radio telescope (ASKAP) required less than […]
Ben Stokes has described England’s potential in Twenty20 cricket as “scary” and, while wary of sounding cocky, fancies they are reaching the stage where they can take down any team in the world. As the heartbeat of the dressing room, Stokes is always a useful barometer of confidence levels. After […]
“The outer ring, located about 700 light-years from the centre, appears mostly red and is home to tremendous bursts of star formation. “A previously unseen inner ring, visible inside the green disk, is only 130 light-years from the centre.” The nostalgic-look back at one of Hubble’s most famous images neatly […]
At the heart of the Milky Way lies Sagittarius A* – a supermassive black hole. Sagittarius A* has a radius of 22 million kilometres and a mass of more than four million times that of the Sun. In other words, it is very dense. It had been thought the black […]
A panoramic shot of a flying Dalmatian Pelican and a wolf killed in a fight for dominance were just two of the images that won an annual photo competition. The British Ecological Society’s photography competition drew entries from ecologists and students around the world, including all kinds of plants and […]
Around 700 million years ago – which is still fresh in astronomical terms – a small galaxy collided with the Milky Way, leading to permanent damage to our galactic home. A small satellite galaxy which hovers around the edge of the Milky Way came colliding into our galaxy, leading to […]
If you’re not an Epic Game Store customer then now is the perfect time to sign up. In its ongoing battle with Steam, Epic gives away a selection of games every week for free. No strings attached. The current batch of free games include epic space simulation Elite Dangerous, as […]