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Few Cosmic Events Can Rival The Brightness Of This Black Hole Shredding A Star Apart January 12, 2026
A distant black hole shredded a companion star that got too close. The star was torn to pieces and the explosion was an extremely powerful event, more energetic than a supernova. At its peak, the energy released was 400 billion times brighter than the Sun.
Rubin Observatory Spots Fastest Spinning Asteroid Ever January 12, 2026
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid ever over 500 meters in size.
Unveiling the Turbulent 'Teenage Years' of the Universe January 12, 2026
Combining data from different telescopes is one of the best ways to get a fuller picture of far-off objects. Because telescopes such as Hubble (visible light), the James Webb Space Telescope (infrared), and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (radio) each collect data in different wavelengths, they are able to capture distinct features of objects like […]
Is the Universe Made of Math? Part 3: The Frog and the Bird January 12, 2026
Beginning in the 1980’s, another physicist, Roger Penrose, came up with what he called the Triangle of Reality, which sounds like the nerdiest cult in history (and when later I get to talk about the Pythagoreans you’ll see that I’m right).
NASA to Return SpaceX Crew Ahead of Schedule January 11, 2026
NASA has announced that it and SpaceX will return the Crew-11 mission team to Earth from the ISS (due to medical concerns with a crew member) no earlier than 5 p.m. EST (2 p.m. PST) on Wednesday, Jan. 14th.