“It’s Like Watching a Cosmic Volcano Erupt Again”: Black Hole Roars Back to Life With Powerful Plasma Jet Ryan Whalen·January 19, 2026A dramatic scarlet image of a supermassive black hole erupting like a cosmic volcano has been captured by researchers.
An Anomalous Galaxy Cluster “Too Strong to be Real” is So Hot It’s Breaking Existing Models Ryan Whalen·January 5, 2026An anomalous galaxy cluster, with temperatures far above what should be possible, is causing astronomers to reconsider the early universe.
NASA’s New Year’s Gift: The Beautiful Champagne Cluster Ryan Whalen·January 1, 2026NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided a New Year’s Eve gift with a stunning new image of the “Champagne Cluster.”
Clever New Trick Uses the Universe as a ‘Gigantic Particle Accelerator’ in the Hunt for Dark Matter Ryan Whalen·August 15, 2025Astrophysicists develop a new tactic that uses galaxy clusters a sort of natural particle accelerator in the hunt for dark matter.
X-Ray Telescopes Reveal 23-Million-Light-Year Filament That May Help Solve “Missing Matter” Mystery Ryan Whalen·June 20, 2025A potential solution to the decades-long “missing matter” problem has been uncovered in astronomers' recent analysis of X-ray data.
