Dying stars hint at how they spread ‘seeds’ for new planets

A new look at the molecules in planetary nebulae, the aftermath of dying stars, hints at how they spread the raw ingredients for new stars and planets.

Daniel Stolte • futurity
June 14, 2021 ~11 min

The universe’s first matter clarifies the start of the Big Bang

Researchers are looking at the very first matter to ever be present in the universe for insights into the very first microsecond of the Big Bang.

Ida Eriksen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
May 26, 2021 ~5 min


Waves shed light on mysterious ‘mixing’ inside huge stars

Researchers have used "asteroseismology" to examine the hidden mixing processes inside massive stars, known as the chemical factories of the universe.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
May 14, 2021 ~8 min

Map of Milky Way’s halo sheds light on dark matter ‘ocean’

Researchers have created a new map of the outer regions of the Milky Way, known as the galactic halo. The map helps confirm a theory about dark matter.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
May 3, 2021 ~11 min

Star’s destruction reveals elusive high-energy neutrino

Researchers have discovered the presence of high-energy neutrinos in the wake of a star being destroyed by a black hole.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Feb. 26, 2021 ~4 min

Ceramic in meteorites upends theory of early solar system

Ceramic chips from meteorites may help rewrite our understanding of the early days of the solar system, including how the planets formed.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
Feb. 15, 2021 ~6 min

Ceramic in meteorites upends theory of early solar system

Ceramic chips from meteorites may help rewrite our understanding of the early days of the solar system, including how the planets formed.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
Feb. 15, 2021 ~6 min

Mysterious X-rays may be first sign of ‘ghost particles’

Researchers may have found the first evidence axions, hypothetical particles that could unravel some of the universe's mysteries.

Morgan Sherburne-Florida • futurity
Jan. 28, 2021 ~7 min


Most distant quasar’s black hole has the mass of 1.6B suns

The newly found quasar, the most distant ever discovered, hosts a supermassive black hole equivalent to the combined mass of 1.6 billion suns.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Jan. 14, 2021 ~13 min

Where did this galaxy’s supermassive black hole go?

Researchers have been on the hunt for a missing supermassive black hole that should be in the central galaxy of cluster Abell 2261, but isn't.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 29, 2020 ~10 min

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