Astronomers have discovered a mind-bending structure a colossal ring of galaxies which are behaving differently. The filament of matter stretches 50 million light-years, and contains a row of galaxies 5.5 million light-years long. Astronomers say that it defies the cosmic laws that shape the universe.
Is our understanding of space about to change forever?

Universe Breaks It's Own Rules: The Cosmic Giant That Shouldn't Exist

New heat-map observations of interstellar object 3I/Atlas reveal unusual thermal patterns suggesting the body may be rotating irregularly or experiencing unexpected outgassing behaviour.


3I/Atlas: Heat Maps Reveal Atlas Acting Strangely

Scientists have reportedly observed dark matter interactions for the first time, alongside a mysterious high-energy flash from the universe. This discovery could provide unprecedented insights into the nature of dark matter, cosmic phenomena, and the fundamental workings of the universe

Scientists Catch Dark Matter in Action | Universe Sends Mysterious High-Energy Flash

The mystery deepens. NASA tracks an unidentified red sphere moving at 283 miles per second, shattering every known galactic speed limit. This isn't just fast; it's impossible. We dive into the science behind the most mind-bending space discovery since the discovery of Comet 3I/Atlas.


Speed demon: The blazing red sphere escaping our galaxy

The ancient universe was a chaotic place, with rocky material slamming into each other left, right and centre. Our solar system was no exception. But once it all calmed down, all the planets fell into their place. But scientists have been puzzled about the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune that do not move in the same type of elliptical orbit as Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Their orbits are a little more elliptical and tilted. The four gas giants also emerged from the protoplanetary disk on the same plane as the rest of the planets. So then why are they not moving like the other planets? Scientists seem to think something pushed them from their paths. Till now, it was assumed that certain complex dynamics caused this to happen, such as gravitational interactions or migration through the protoplanetary disk. But they did not explain the specific pattern of eccentricities and inclinations observed. Now, a new study suggests that an intruder, around eight times Jupiter's mass, raced through the solar system, leading the giant planets to shift trajectory. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/-other-atlas-the-golden-comet-breaks-apart-as-it-zooms-towards-earth-1763098815096">'Other Atlas', the golden comet, breaks apart as it zooms towards Earth</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/scientists-see-first-moments-of-a-dying-star-as-it-turns-into-a-supernova-1763025256589">Scientists see first moments of a dying star as it turns into a supernova</a>&nbsp;Garett Brown, Hanno Rein, and Renu Malhotra propose in a new study that this object was not a star, but something called a substellar object, a rogue planet or brown dwarf. It had nothing holding it, and it raced through our star system billions of years ago, Universe Today reported. They ran over 50,000 computer simulations, each with a time period of 20 million years, and changed this cosmic intruder's mass, speed, and trajectory. Most solar systems that they threw up were nothing like ours, and only one per cent of simulations showed that a single encounter changed the orbits of these four giant planets.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/scientists-shocked-to-learn-that-earth-s-electric-charges-are-flipped-details-1762512252294">Scientists shocked to learn that Earth's electric charges are flipped - Details</a>Also Read:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/if-3i-atlas-was-to-impact-earth-where-would-it-crash-scientists-reveal-danger-zone-at-most-risk-from-interstellar-objects-1762925839245"> Scientists reveal the ONE danger zone on Earth at most risk from interstellar objects such as 3I/ATLAS</a><h2>Massive rogue body reshaped the solar system</h2>The one that nailed it involved an object eight times the mass of Jupiter, which came within 1.7 astronomical units of the Sun, moving at a speed of one and three kilometres per second. This flyby caused a gravitational disturbance which changed the eccentricities and tilted their orbital planes, causing them to move in the wobbly orbits we see today. They estimated that there is roughly a one in 9,000 chance that such an encounter happened during the lifetime of our solar system.&nbsp;However, this encounter did not affect the inner four planets, including Earth, in any way. Rocky planets continued to move around as they were, with no change in their orbital characteristics. Which means that nothing changed on Earth because of this trespasser. Rogue cosmic bodies are fairly common in the universe. This study shows how they have the ability to change the architecture of star systems, and this might be why the exoplanet systems discovered in the past are different from each other. &nbsp;

Our solar system has eight planets, four of which move in slightly different elliptical orbits which are tilted compared to the inner four planets. Could a rogue intruder have stirred things up, flinging the gas giants off their original track? That's what a study suggests. 

The ancient universe was a chaotic place, with rocky material slamming into each other left, right and centre. Our solar system was no exception. But once it all calmed down, all the planets fell into their place. But scientists have been puzzled about the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune that do not move in the same type of elliptical orbit as Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Their orbits are a little more elliptical and tilted. The four gas giants also emerged from the protoplanetary disk on the same plane as the rest of the planets. So then why are they not moving like the other planets? Scientists seem to think something pushed them from their paths. Till now, it was assumed that certain complex dynamics caused this to happen, such as gravitational interactions or migration through the protoplanetary disk. But they did not explain the specific pattern of eccentricities and inclinations observed. Now, a new study suggests that an intruder, around eight times Jupiter's mass, raced through the solar system, leading the giant planets to shift trajectory. Also Read: 'Other Atlas', the golden comet, breaks apart as it zooms towards Earth Also Read: Scientists see first moments of a dying star as it turns into a supernova Garett Brown, Hanno Rein, and Renu Malhotra propose in a new study that this object was not a star, but something called a substellar object, a rogue planet or brown dwarf. It had nothing holding it, and it raced through our star system billions of years ago, Universe Today reported. They ran over 50,000 computer simulations, each with a time period of 20 million years, and changed this cosmic intruder's mass, speed, and trajectory. Most solar systems that they threw up were nothing like ours, and only one per cent of simulations showed that a single encounter changed the orbits of these four giant planets. Also Read: Scientists shocked to learn that Earth's electric charges are flipped - Details Also Read: Scientists reveal the ONE danger zone on Earth at most risk from interstellar objects such as 3I/ATLAS Massive rogue body reshaped the solar system The one that nailed it involved an object eight times the mass of Jupiter, which came within 1.7 astronomical units of the Sun, moving at a speed of one and three kilometres per second. This flyby caused a gravitational disturbance which changed the eccentricities and tilted their orbital planes, causing them to move in the wobbly orbits we see today. They estimated that there is roughly a one in 9,000 chance that such an encounter happened during the lifetime of our solar system. However, this encounter did not affect the inner four planets, including Earth, in any way. Rocky planets continued to move around as they were, with no change in their orbital characteristics. Which means that nothing changed on Earth because of this trespasser. Rogue cosmic bodies are fairly common in the universe. This study shows how they have the ability to change the architecture of star systems, and this might be why the exoplanet systems discovered in the past are different from each other.

Our solar system has eight planets, four of which move in slightly different elliptical orbits which are tilted compared to the inner four planets. Could a rogue intruder have stirred things up, flinging the gas giants off their original track? That's what a study suggests.&nbsp;

Rogue giant eight times bigger than Jupiter crashed the solar party, making some planets wonky

Astronomers have discovered a Rogue planet and it’s growing at an astonishing rate. This newly observed world, named Cha 1107-7626, is about 620 light-years away in the Chamaeleon constellation.


Cha 1107-7626: A free-floating planet, 620 light years away 

A gravitational wave event detected in 2019 might have led astronomers to discover the first wormhole in the universe. LIGO and Virgo picked up the wave that lasted less than a tenth of a second. Scientists analysed the event and deduced that it was the result of a collision between two black holes. However, six years later, they think they might have been partly wrong. While the scientists still think that a merger between two black holes triggered the waves, it probably didn't happen in our universe. Instead, what we witnessed was the reverberation from an alternate universe that reached us through a wormhole. The signal named GW190521 is still the "preferred interpretation", as per researchers of a new study, but they are not denying the wormhole theory either. The revelation was made by physicist Qi Lai of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in a preprint uploaded to arXiv.<h2>What are wormholes?</h2>Wormholes are hypothetical structures in the universe that connect two points in the universe. These two points could either be divided by space or time. The wormhole acts as a bridge between the distant points, and hence, is also known as the Einstein–Rosen bridge and was proposed by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen in 1935. If the 2019 event did come from a wormhole formed because of the merger of the two black holes, it would prove that these objects, popularised by space fiction movies and TV shows, are real. However, the study authors are playing it safe and not just calling it a collapsing wormhole formed from a mega collision. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/human-hunt-for-intelligent-alien-life-could-help-us-outlive-all-the-stars-scientist-says-1758531158090">Humans can survive cosmic winter by befriending super intelligent aliens, scientist says</a>&nbsp;To explain their wormhole theory, Lai and team wrote that gravitational waves are generated when massive, dense objects, such as black holes and neutron stars, collide. But, in case the event occurs with a black hole pair in a binary orbit, their interacting gravitational fields also generate ripples as they are pulled towards each other. These ripples start off weak and gradually become stronger. The mass of the merger is 142 times the mass of the Sun; hence, the wave should have been detectable. But they were missing in the case of GW190521. This led the researchers to state that the black holes were not locked together and were passing each other when they became entangled in each other's gravitational fields.<h2>Humans may have probably seen their first wormhole</h2>Another explanation given by the researchers for the short burst of gravitational waves is that a binary black hole merger resulted in a wormhole that collapsed and formed a single black hole. Such an event would trigger only a short burst. A waveform model of what this gravitational wave signal would look like was made and compared with data collected in 2019. They also constructed a waveform for a standard binary black hole merger. They noted that the binary black hole merger waveform was only slightly a better explanation for the signal, yet they think the wormhole scenario could still have happened. This would mean that GW190521 was the first time humanity likely observed another universe.&nbsp;

We might have seen our first wormhole in the universe. A signal detected in 2019 could have come from another universe, passing through a wormhole that collapsed after forming from a black hole collision in an alternate world.

A gravitational wave event detected in 2019 might have led astronomers to discover the first wormhole in the universe. LIGO and Virgo picked up the wave that lasted less than a tenth of a second. Scientists analysed the event and deduced that it was the result of a collision between two black holes. However, six years later, they think they might have been partly wrong. While the scientists still think that a merger between two black holes triggered the waves, it probably didn't happen in our universe. Instead, what we witnessed was the reverberation from an alternate universe that reached us through a wormhole. The signal named GW190521 is still the "preferred interpretation", as per researchers of a new study, but they are not denying the wormhole theory either. The revelation was made by physicist Qi Lai of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in a preprint uploaded to arXiv. What are wormholes? Wormholes are hypothetical structures in the universe that connect two points in the universe. These two points could either be divided by space or time. The wormhole acts as a bridge between the distant points, and hence, is also known as the Einstein–Rosen bridge and was proposed by Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen in 1935. If the 2019 event did come from a wormhole formed because of the merger of the two black holes, it would prove that these objects, popularised by space fiction movies and TV shows, are real. However, the study authors are playing it safe and not just calling it a collapsing wormhole formed from a mega collision. Also Read: Humans can survive cosmic winter by befriending super intelligent aliens, scientist says To explain their wormhole theory, Lai and team wrote that gravitational waves are generated when massive, dense objects, such as black holes and neutron stars, collide. But, in case the event occurs with a black hole pair in a binary orbit, their interacting gravitational fields also generate ripples as they are pulled towards each other. These ripples start off weak and gradually become stronger. The mass of the merger is 142 times the mass of the Sun; hence, the wave should have been detectable. But they were missing in the case of GW190521. This led the researchers to state that the black holes were not locked together and were passing each other when they became entangled in each other's gravitational fields. Humans may have probably seen their first wormhole Another explanation given by the researchers for the short burst of gravitational waves is that a binary black hole merger resulted in a wormhole that collapsed and formed a single black hole. Such an event would trigger only a short burst. A waveform model of what this gravitational wave signal would look like was made and compared with data collected in 2019. They also constructed a waveform for a standard binary black hole merger. They noted that the binary black hole merger waveform was only slightly a better explanation for the signal, yet they think the wormhole scenario could still have happened. This would mean that GW190521 was the first time humanity likely observed another universe.

We might have seen our first wormhole in the universe. A signal detected in 2019 could have come from another universe, passing through a wormhole that collapsed after forming from a black hole collision in an alternate world.

Scientists think we have received a signal from a parallel universe via a WORMHOLE

What if NASA’s James Webb found a galaxy older than the universe itself? Webb is already uncovering records that push cosmic limits, leaving science with new puzzles about the Big Bang and the dawn of time. Know more below.

What if NASA’s James Webb found a galaxy older than the universe itself? Webb is already uncovering records that push cosmic limits, leaving science with new puzzles about the Big Bang and the dawn of time. Know more below.

What If NASA’s James Webb Telescope found a galaxy older than the Universe?

The observable universe extends to about 46.5 billion light years in radius. This boundary exists because light from more distant regions has not had time to reach us since the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago.

The observable universe extends to about 46.5 billion light years in radius. This boundary exists because light from more distant regions has not had time to reach us since the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago.

The observable universe is just 5% of reality, 95% remains invisible!

Astronomers call this the observable universe, and its scale and limits reveal both the progress of science and the mysteries still unresolved.

Astronomers call this the observable universe, and its scale and limits reveal both the progress of science and the mysteries still unresolved.

Observable universe is 93 billion light years wide but what’s beyond it? Here’s what we can’t see...

Exploring this cosmic scale reveals not only the fragility of our planet but also the staggering immensity of everything beyond, offering a perspective that challenges our understanding of space, time, and our place in the universe.

Exploring this cosmic scale reveals not only the fragility of our planet but also the staggering immensity of everything beyond, offering a perspective that challenges our understanding of space, time, and our place in the universe.

How small is Earth? Exploring the vast scale of galaxies, clusters and beyond

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a strange object in the void of space. Scientists are divided: comet, asteroid, or something far more mysterious? Its odd trail, strange movements, and unusual reflections have sparked global debate. Is this nature at work or technology from beyond?


Interstellar object sparks alien debate

Water has existed in the universe since its early years. This has been proved by a quasar 12 billion light years away, where the biggest water reservoir ever found in space resides. However, the water here is not exactly in the shape one would hope for.

Water has existed in the universe since its early years. This has been proved by a quasar 12 billion light years away, where the biggest water reservoir ever found in space resides. However, the water here isn't exactly in the shape one would hope for.

140 trillion times than Earth: PROOF that ancient universe was awash with water

Where do interstellar objects come from? Scientists have revealed where Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov, and 3I/Atlas originated in space, and also their age. One of them is almost as old as Earth. Where are they headed?

Where do interstellar objects come from? Scientists have revealed where 1I/'Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov, and 3I/Atlas originated in space, and also their age. One of them is almost as old as Earth. Where are they headed?

Where did interstellar objects 1I/'Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov, and 3I/Atlas come from? And where are they going?

Scientists have confirmed that a signal detected by the KM3NeT detector in 2023 was indeed a cosmic neutrino. Initially, it was believed to be a glitch since it is almost impossible to detect neutrinos. These particles neither have any mass nor an electric charge, and they hardly ever interact with other particles. But KM3NeT, located deep under the Mediterranean Sea, detected a faint signal in February that year, which was determined to be a neutrino with a record-shattering energy of 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV). How was that possible? Researchers have since been analysing the particle and are sure that it was a neutrino. They are also known as ghost particles since they move around us, and even through us, without ever being noticed. Data and analysis support the assumption that the KM3-230213A signal was caused by a 220-PeV neutrino. But now another mystery has cropped up, about its origin. Scientists are almost sure that the neutrino came from deep space. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/underwater-volcano-oregon-axial-seamount-2025-eruption-1755365602754">Could a 1-km-deep under-water volcano trigger a disaster? showing signs of imminent eruption</a>&nbsp;Despite being hard to detect, neutrinos are the most abundant particle in the universe. When stars merge or die in a supernova, an abundance of neutrinos is created. Even though a lack of physical character makes neutrinos tough to find, sometimes they crash into another particle, creating a burst of muons and photons, particles of light. This triggers a faint glow that some detectors can pick up. The same thing happened with KM3NeT. Set up at a depth of 11,320 feet under the ocean, the detector sits in a pitch-dark environment. Here, a neutrino smacking into a particle would shine like a beacon. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/beast-s-eye-in-space-object-spewing-particles-at-earth-was-a-mystery-a-photo-has-revealed-it-was-1755162882499">Beast's eye in space: Object spewing particles at Earth was a mystery. A photo has revealed it is...</a>&nbsp;<h2>Only 1 in 100 chance of detecting a neutrino</h2>When the neutrino smacked into Earth in 2023, scientists didn't believe it was a neutrino event since nothing like this had ever been detected by other detectors in operation for longer than KM3NeT. This includes IceCube and Auger, which have swept regions for ultra-high-energy neutrinos, but have never seen one. Researchers think that "the neutrino observed by KM3NeT is the first such neutrino observed," as stated in the KM3Net collaboration. They inferred that even though there is “a rather low probability” of something like this happening, “approximately 1 in 100,” KM3NeT has definitely picked up a neutrino event. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/signal-from-the-early-universe-radio-burst-travels-10-billion-years-to-reach-earth-1755065679461">Signal from the early universe: Radio burst travels 10 billion years to reach Earth. It came from a...</a>&nbsp;This discovery has also led scientists to think about the newer sources of neutrinos in the universe. KM3-230213A suggests a new component or process that produces ultra-high-energy neutrinos could be present in the universe that blasted out the neutrino. "This is relevant because it is expected that such a new component would arise at ultra-high energies, due to cosmogenic neutrinos," those produced when cosmic rays interact with "the first observable light of the Universe emitted about 13.8 billion years ago." It is also possible that "a new population of astrophysical objects emitting ultra-high-energy neutrinos" is present somewhere in the universe. However, they are sure that it did not originate in the Milky Way, but came from an extreme distance. &nbsp;

A “ghost particle” was detected by an object located 11,320 feet under the ocean in 2023. This was the first time something like this was observed on Earth. Scientists think it originated in deep space and likely from the first light of the universe, or a new form of cosmic object.

Scientists have confirmed that a signal detected by the KM3NeT detector in 2023 was indeed a cosmic neutrino. Initially, it was believed to be a glitch since it is almost impossible to detect neutrinos. These particles neither have any mass nor an electric charge, and they hardly ever interact with other particles. But KM3NeT, located deep under the Mediterranean Sea, detected a faint signal in February that year, which was determined to be a neutrino with a record-shattering energy of 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV). How was that possible? Researchers have since been analysing the particle and are sure that it was a neutrino. They are also known as ghost particles since they move around us, and even through us, without ever being noticed. Data and analysis support the assumption that the KM3-230213A signal was caused by a 220-PeV neutrino. But now another mystery has cropped up, about its origin. Scientists are almost sure that the neutrino came from deep space. Also Read: Could a 1-km-deep under-water volcano trigger a disaster? showing signs of imminent eruption Despite being hard to detect, neutrinos are the most abundant particle in the universe. When stars merge or die in a supernova, an abundance of neutrinos is created. Even though a lack of physical character makes neutrinos tough to find, sometimes they crash into another particle, creating a burst of muons and photons, particles of light. This triggers a faint glow that some detectors can pick up. The same thing happened with KM3NeT. Set up at a depth of 11,320 feet under the ocean, the detector sits in a pitch-dark environment. Here, a neutrino smacking into a particle would shine like a beacon. Also Read: Beast's eye in space: Object spewing particles at Earth was a mystery. A photo has revealed it is... Only 1 in 100 chance of detecting a neutrino When the neutrino smacked into Earth in 2023, scientists didn't believe it was a neutrino event since nothing like this had ever been detected by other detectors in operation for longer than KM3NeT. This includes IceCube and Auger, which have swept regions for ultra-high-energy neutrinos, but have never seen one. Researchers think that "the neutrino observed by KM3NeT is the first such neutrino observed," as stated in the KM3Net collaboration. They inferred that even though there is “a rather low probability” of something like this happening, “approximately 1 in 100,” KM3NeT has definitely picked up a neutrino event. Also Read: Signal from the early universe: Radio burst travels 10 billion years to reach Earth. It came from a... This discovery has also led scientists to think about the newer sources of neutrinos in the universe. KM3-230213A suggests a new component or process that produces ultra-high-energy neutrinos could be present in the universe that blasted out the neutrino. "This is relevant because it is expected that such a new component would arise at ultra-high energies, due to cosmogenic neutrinos," those produced when cosmic rays interact with "the first observable light of the Universe emitted about 13.8 billion years ago." It is also possible that "a new population of astrophysical objects emitting ultra-high-energy neutrinos" is present somewhere in the universe. However, they are sure that it did not originate in the Milky Way, but came from an extreme distance.

A “ghost particle” was detected by an object located 11,320 feet under the ocean in 2023. This was the first time something like this was observed on Earth. Scientists think it originated in deep space and likely from the first light of the universe, or a new form of cosmic object.

Glitch 11,320 feet below the ocean? Scientists say 'ghost particle' from deep space crashed into Earth

Scientists have found a highly unusual supernova, dubbed SN 2023zkd. There were two explosions, and the star was reaching peak brightness for years. It even ate a part of the black hole. Here is what happened.

Scientists have found a highly unusual supernova, dubbed SN 2023zkd. There were two explosions, and the star was reaching peak brightness for years. It even ate a part of the black hole. Here's what happened.

Unusual supernova saw a star eat a black hole, but the dark monster won

A cosmic merger that started a billion years ago is still in process. Two galaxy clusters residing in a bigger cluster are pulling stars away from each other, creating a bridge comprising these homeless stellar bodies.  

A cosmic merger that started a billion years ago is still in process. Two galaxy clusters residing in a bigger cluster are pulling stars away from each other, creating a bridge comprising these homeless stellar bodies. &nbsp;

Light-year-long bridge: Stellar merger that started 1 billion years ago has turned into a cosmic robbery

Scientists have created a masterful piece of an object shooting cosmic jets in space that has long been a mystery. Despite being located billions of light-years away, this entity can be seen releasing extremely bright high–energy gamma rays and cosmic neutrinos. In fact, it is one of the brightest sources of these particles ever seen in space. Yet, it appears to be moving slowly. This defied the theory that only the fastest cosmic jets could cause such exceptional brightness. To decode what was going on, astronomers decided to peer into the object releasing the jets. The PKS 1424+240 is a blazar that has dazzled scientists on Earth for years. Blazars are galaxies with supermassive black holes at their centres that actively accrete matter. Such galaxies emit strong radiation. This one has been seen shooting jets right at us. Using the Very Long Baseline Array, a system of 10 radio telescopes, scientists have created an image of this blazar, and it is literally a beast's eye in space.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/d-j-vu-a-glitch-in-your-brain-or-did-your-consciousness-travel-to-the-future-1755155599820">Déjà vu: A glitch in your brain or did your consciousness travel to the future?</a><h2>Eye of Sauron in the universe</h2>The findings about the blazar were published in the journal Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics. Yuri Kovalev, from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, said that once they were done constructing the extremely high-resolution photo of the blazar, it left them stunned. "We have never seen anything quite like it—a near–perfect toroidal magnetic field with a jet, pointing straight at us," he said. It is almost like an eye in the sky, or in this case, the universe. It is almost like the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings movies. They also solved the mystery of the extreme brightness from the blazar captured from Earth. The researchers said that the jet is aligned in a way that it is pointing exactly in the direction of Earth. Co–author Jack Livingston said that this "causes a boost in brightness by a factor of 30 or more."Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/harvard-scientist-calls-on-world-leaders-to-prepare-common-plan-on-alien-attack-1755064546960">3I/ATLAS and its 'intent': Harvard scientist calls on world leaders to prepare for an alien attack</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/black-hole-probe-needs-100-years-1-trillion-dollars-and-nano-technology-cosmic-backyard-earth-1754653395895">Black hole probe needs 100 years, $1 trillion and fictional technology. But there is an even bigger problem</a>&nbsp;As for the reason behind the slow movement of the jets, it is nothing but an optical illusion. It is simply because of &nbsp;"projection effects", Livingston said. After reconstructing the scary, monstrous eye, scientists also got the chance to peer directly into the blazar. This offered them a peek into the structure of the jet's magnetic field, which turned out to be helical, a spiral, or toroidal, like a doughnut. Researchers said this shape explains why particles are being pushed out of it at such extreme energy.

A cosmic object has been shooting jets right at us. It had been a mystery till now because it went against the rules of physics. Now, scientists have created a photo of the object, which finally solves the puzzle. 

Scientists have created a masterful piece of an object shooting cosmic jets in space that has long been a mystery. Despite being located billions of light-years away, this entity can be seen releasing extremely bright high–energy gamma rays and cosmic neutrinos. In fact, it is one of the brightest sources of these particles ever seen in space. Yet, it appears to be moving slowly. This defied the theory that only the fastest cosmic jets could cause such exceptional brightness. To decode what was going on, astronomers decided to peer into the object releasing the jets. The PKS 1424+240 is a blazar that has dazzled scientists on Earth for years. Blazars are galaxies with supermassive black holes at their centres that actively accrete matter. Such galaxies emit strong radiation. This one has been seen shooting jets right at us. Using the Very Long Baseline Array, a system of 10 radio telescopes, scientists have created an image of this blazar, and it is literally a beast's eye in space. Also Read: Déjà vu: A glitch in your brain or did your consciousness travel to the future? Eye of Sauron in the universe The findings about the blazar were published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Yuri Kovalev, from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, said that once they were done constructing the extremely high-resolution photo of the blazar, it left them stunned. "We have never seen anything quite like it—a near–perfect toroidal magnetic field with a jet, pointing straight at us," he said. It is almost like an eye in the sky, or in this case, the universe. It is almost like the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings movies. They also solved the mystery of the extreme brightness from the blazar captured from Earth. The researchers said that the jet is aligned in a way that it is pointing exactly in the direction of Earth. Co–author Jack Livingston said that this "causes a boost in brightness by a factor of 30 or more." Also Read: 3I/ATLAS and its 'intent': Harvard scientist calls on world leaders to prepare for an alien attack Also Read: Black hole probe needs 100 years, $1 trillion and fictional technology. But there is an even bigger problem As for the reason behind the slow movement of the jets, it is nothing but an optical illusion. It is simply because of "projection effects", Livingston said. After reconstructing the scary, monstrous eye, scientists also got the chance to peer directly into the blazar. This offered them a peek into the structure of the jet's magnetic field, which turned out to be helical, a spiral, or toroidal, like a doughnut. Researchers said this shape explains why particles are being pushed out of it at such extreme energy.

A cosmic object has been shooting jets right at us. It had been a mystery till now because it went against the rules of physics. Now, scientists have created a photo of the object, which finally solves the puzzle.&nbsp;

Beast's eye in space: Object spewing particles at Earth was a mystery. A photo has revealed it is...

Did the Big Bang give birth to two universes? One in which we live, and the other that runs parallel to us but in rewind. A theory suggests that when our universe was born, another mirror anti-universe also came to life, where time runs backwards.

Did the Big Bang give birth to two universes? One in which we live, and the other that runs parallel to us but in rewind. A theory suggests that when our universe was born, another mirror anti-universe also came to life, where time runs backwards.

An anti-universe in rewind: Big Bang birthed two worlds, ours and a twin

The South African MeerKAT observatory recorded a radio signal from space, or a fast radio burst (FRB), on March 4, 2024. It was super short but equally intriguing. Scientists say that this FRB travelled a whopping 10 billion years to reach us, way before our Sun and Earth were born. The discovery was announced in a paper published on the arXiv preprint server earlier this month after being first presented at the FRB2025 conference in Montreal, Canada, in July. Researchers said that the radio burst originated from a dwarf galaxy undergoing a strong burst of star formation. However, a likely candidate wasn't discovered initially, and it was only revealed after numerous analyses. &nbsp;When FRBs travel from deep space, crossing intergalactic matter, the waves slow down slightly. For longer wavelengths, this process is even stronger.Also Read:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/source-of-mysterious-radio-signal-that-took-8-billion-years-to-reach-earth-revealed-678566"> Radio signal that took 8 billion years to reach Earth came from seven interacting galaxies</a>&nbsp;This is what gave away the age of the radio signal spotted by the South African observatory. Since its dispersion measure was unusually large, it hinted that the signal had travelled from an extremely distant point in space. Scientists turned to the Keck telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i, and the MMT Observatory in Arizona to understand where the signal came from. Both instruments failed to detect a host galaxy. When they did not succeed, the James Webb Space Telescope was brought into play and proved a game changer. Its Near-infrared Camera picked up a 28th-magnitude faint light at the burst’s location. This was found to be a dwarf galaxy where young stars were being constantly born.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/james-webb-discovers-oldest-black-hole-in-the-universe-1754652420362">'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole</a><h2>Understanding the age of the radio burst</h2>The researchers then needed to understand the age of the radio wave. For this, they needed to measure how much the galaxy’s light waves were stretched by cosmic expansion while travelling towards Earth. A team led by Manisha Caleb, University of Sydney, used Webb’s NIRSpec spectrograph to observe this phenomenon and found that the radio signal originated when the universe was only around 3 billion years old.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/universe-biggest-black-hole-is-so-monstrous-that-it-can-fit-36-billion-suns-1754645711409">Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns</a><h2>What are magnetars?</h2>The team also believes that their observation can help solve the mystery of magnetars that are believed to release these radio bursts. Magnetars are reportedly strongly magnetised neutron stars, and could either form right after a star dies or when two neutron stars merge. Caleb's paper states that the merger is common in older galaxies. However, the radio wave studied by her team originated from a young galaxy, which means the magnetar in this case formed right after a stellar explosion.

Scientists have revealed the age and point of origin of a radio signal that was detected in March 2024. The fast radio burst came from a point in the universe that existed only three billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery could solve an explosive cosmic mystery.

The South African MeerKAT observatory recorded a radio signal from space, or a fast radio burst (FRB), on March 4, 2024. It was super short but equally intriguing. Scientists say that this FRB travelled a whopping 10 billion years to reach us, way before our Sun and Earth were born. The discovery was announced in a paper published on the arXiv preprint server earlier this month after being first presented at the FRB2025 conference in Montreal, Canada, in July. Researchers said that the radio burst originated from a dwarf galaxy undergoing a strong burst of star formation. However, a likely candidate wasn't discovered initially, and it was only revealed after numerous analyses. When FRBs travel from deep space, crossing intergalactic matter, the waves slow down slightly. For longer wavelengths, this process is even stronger. Also Read: Radio signal that took 8 billion years to reach Earth came from seven interacting galaxies This is what gave away the age of the radio signal spotted by the South African observatory. Since its dispersion measure was unusually large, it hinted that the signal had travelled from an extremely distant point in space. Scientists turned to the Keck telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i, and the MMT Observatory in Arizona to understand where the signal came from. Both instruments failed to detect a host galaxy. When they did not succeed, the James Webb Space Telescope was brought into play and proved a game changer. Its Near-infrared Camera picked up a 28th-magnitude faint light at the burst’s location. This was found to be a dwarf galaxy where young stars were being constantly born. Also Read: 'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole Understanding the age of the radio burst The researchers then needed to understand the age of the radio wave. For this, they needed to measure how much the galaxy’s light waves were stretched by cosmic expansion while travelling towards Earth. A team led by Manisha Caleb, University of Sydney, used Webb’s NIRSpec spectrograph to observe this phenomenon and found that the radio signal originated when the universe was only around 3 billion years old. Also Read: Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns What are magnetars? The team also believes that their observation can help solve the mystery of magnetars that are believed to release these radio bursts. Magnetars are reportedly strongly magnetised neutron stars, and could either form right after a star dies or when two neutron stars merge. Caleb's paper states that the merger is common in older galaxies. However, the radio wave studied by her team originated from a young galaxy, which means the magnetar in this case formed right after a stellar explosion.

Scientists have revealed the age and point of origin of a radio signal that was detected in March 2024. The fast radio burst came from a point in the universe that existed only three billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery could solve an explosive cosmic mystery.

Signal from the early universe: Radio burst travels 10 billion years to reach Earth. It came from a...

A scientist wants to send a probe to a black hole, although he knows that his idea cannot be put into force right now since it is based on a technology that doesn't exist. He has come up with a plan to send a spacecraft right into the heart of a black hole to study these mysterious giants hogging our universe. It involves building the tiniest spaceship, no bigger than a paper clip, with lasers pushing it through space almost at the speed of light. Humans have not been able to build anything that can move at such speeds. Although Professor Cosimo Bambi, of Fudan University in Shanghai, is hopeful that this can be done in the future. He told Daily Mail that it is fully possible to develop this technology, all it needs is "time, money, and motivation." His ambitious project would come at a huge cost, as the lasers alone would require more than $1 trillion. He has published his proposal in the journal iScience, in which he argues that sending a spacecraft directly into the heart of a black hole could reveal secrets about the fabric of spacetime.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a><h2>Nanocraft can steer right through a black hole</h2>For the experiment, scientists need to identify a black hole located at a distance that can realistically be covered by a man-made spacecraft. For the probe itself, Bambi advocates building a nanocraft. As the name suggests, it would be much smaller than traditional spacecraft that burn fuel and are quite big to reach anywhere near the speed of light. The nanocraft would be nothing but a small chip stuck to a large sail, which would be blasted off from Earth with the help of lasers, with photons that will accelerate the craft to a third of the speed of light. The problems with his plan are plenty, but the biggest one is finding a black hole we can practically visit. He says that such a black hole should exist within 20-25 light-years from the Solar System. Travelling at that speed, the nanocraft will take 70-80 years to reach it, and about 20-25 years for the data to reach Earth.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/two-years-apart-supermassive-black-hole-seen-eating-the-same-unlucky-star-twice-1754133922155">Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice</a><h2>Problems with finding a black hole close to Earth</h2>Another problem is the cost of the mission. He admits that, based on the current technology, it would cost one trillion GBP, "so it is definitely beyond the budget of any scientific experiment." However, he cites the trend of the past 20 years and the future economic environment to state that this amount would reduce to around $1 billion in 20-30 years. The total timeline from the launch to getting the data from it is 100 years. Considering that the nano technology needed doesn't even exist today, it cannot even be put into action until it becomes a reality. But everything still boils down to finding a black hole that is near us. "If the distance of the closest black hole exceeds 40-50 light years, I am afraid we have to give up," Bambi says. The closest black hole to Earth is Gaia-BH1, which is 1,560 light-years away.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/universe-biggest-black-hole-is-so-monstrous-that-it-can-fit-36-billion-suns-1754645711409">Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/james-webb-discovers-oldest-black-hole-in-the-universe-1754652420362">'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole</a>&nbsp;Black holes are a cosmic mystery. All we know about them is that their gravitational force is the strongest one seen in the entire universe. No one knows what lies inside them. Bambi says if humans succeed in detecting a black hole closer home in the next 5-10 years, then the world should just go for it and send a probe deep inside. It will be the perfect laboratory to test Einstein's theory of general relativity.

A scientist from Shanghai wants to send a spacecraft into a black hole to learn what lies at the heart of it. But there are several hurdles to his plans, but he is still hopeful that humans can send a probe to a black hole in the coming years.  

A scientist wants to send a probe to a black hole, although he knows that his idea cannot be put into force right now since it is based on a technology that doesn't exist. He has come up with a plan to send a spacecraft right into the heart of a black hole to study these mysterious giants hogging our universe. It involves building the tiniest spaceship, no bigger than a paper clip, with lasers pushing it through space almost at the speed of light. Humans have not been able to build anything that can move at such speeds. Although Professor Cosimo Bambi, of Fudan University in Shanghai, is hopeful that this can be done in the future. He told Daily Mail that it is fully possible to develop this technology, all it needs is "time, money, and motivation." His ambitious project would come at a huge cost, as the lasers alone would require more than $1 trillion. He has published his proposal in the journal iScience, in which he argues that sending a spacecraft directly into the heart of a black hole could reveal secrets about the fabric of spacetime. Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? Nanocraft can steer right through a black hole For the experiment, scientists need to identify a black hole located at a distance that can realistically be covered by a man-made spacecraft. For the probe itself, Bambi advocates building a nanocraft. As the name suggests, it would be much smaller than traditional spacecraft that burn fuel and are quite big to reach anywhere near the speed of light. The nanocraft would be nothing but a small chip stuck to a large sail, which would be blasted off from Earth with the help of lasers, with photons that will accelerate the craft to a third of the speed of light. The problems with his plan are plenty, but the biggest one is finding a black hole we can practically visit. He says that such a black hole should exist within 20-25 light-years from the Solar System. Travelling at that speed, the nanocraft will take 70-80 years to reach it, and about 20-25 years for the data to reach Earth. Also Read: Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice Problems with finding a black hole close to Earth Another problem is the cost of the mission. He admits that, based on the current technology, it would cost one trillion GBP, "so it is definitely beyond the budget of any scientific experiment." However, he cites the trend of the past 20 years and the future economic environment to state that this amount would reduce to around $1 billion in 20-30 years. The total timeline from the launch to getting the data from it is 100 years. Considering that the nano technology needed doesn't even exist today, it cannot even be put into action until it becomes a reality. But everything still boils down to finding a black hole that is near us. "If the distance of the closest black hole exceeds 40-50 light years, I am afraid we have to give up," Bambi says. The closest black hole to Earth is Gaia-BH1, which is 1,560 light-years away. Also Read: Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns Also Read: 'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole Black holes are a cosmic mystery. All we know about them is that their gravitational force is the strongest one seen in the entire universe. No one knows what lies inside them. Bambi says if humans succeed in detecting a black hole closer home in the next 5-10 years, then the world should just go for it and send a probe deep inside. It will be the perfect laboratory to test Einstein's theory of general relativity.

A scientist from Shanghai wants to send a spacecraft into a black hole to learn what lies at the heart of it. But there are several hurdles to his plans, but he is still hopeful that humans can send a probe to a black hole in the coming years. &nbsp;

Black hole probe needs 100 years, $1 trillion and fictional technology. But there is an even bigger problem

Scientists have found the earliest black hole in the universe that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery was revealed in a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The ancient black hole was spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope in the distant galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It is around 13.3 billion years old, when the universe was just three per cent of its current age. CAPERS-LRD-z9 is one of the “little red dot” galaxies that Webb captured in the first year of its launch. They looked very different from the galaxies Hubble was used to seeing. Steven Finkelstein, co-author of the new study and director of the Cosmic Frontier Center at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a statement, “The discovery of Little Red Dots was a major surprise from early JWST data, as they looked nothing like galaxies seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.”Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/two-years-apart-supermassive-black-hole-seen-eating-the-same-unlucky-star-twice-1754133922155">Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice</a><h2>Galaxies born right after Big Bang</h2>These galaxies appeared as scarlet pinpricks in Webb's vision and had never been detected by any telescope before it. Their discovery changed the beliefs scientists had about the universe. NASA stated that if these shining objects were galaxies, then it would imply that some of them had grown really big, really fast and did not fit into the current theories. Finkelstein and his team compiled data on these little red dot galaxies and published their findings in January. It included all of them that existed in the first 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. They wrote that these galaxies likely had supermassive black holes that were still growing. He then collaborated with a team led by Anthony Taylor, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cosmic Frontier Center.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a> &nbsp;They checked the spectroscopy data from Webb’s CAPERS (CANDELS-Area Prism Epoch of Reionization Survey) program. They noticed a distinct spectroscopic signature that is produced when black holes interact with gas clouds. As the gas rapidly swirls around and falls into a black hole, light from gas that is moving away from us stretches into redder wavelengths, while the one moving towards us has bluer wavelengths. Taylor says, “There aren’t many other things that create this signature." This one turned out to be the earliest such example.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/would-you-dare-to-take-a-400-year-one-way-trip-to-alpha-centauri-on-this-ship-1754642146307">Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/universe-biggest-black-hole-is-so-monstrous-that-it-can-fit-36-billion-suns-1754645711409">Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns</a><h2>Black holes and brightness from galaxies</h2>Their findings further cement the belief that supermassive black holes are the likely source of the brightness emitted by these galaxies. “We’ve seen these clouds in other galaxies,” Taylor said. “When we compared this object to those other sources, it was a dead ringer.” The oldest black hole discovered at the centre of this galaxy is up to 300 million times more massive than the Sun. "Finding a black hole of this size that existed so early on in the universe adds to growing evidence that early black holes grew much faster than we thought possible,” Finkelstein said.

The oldest black hole in the universe has been discovered in a distant galaxy, CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It existed only 500 million years after the Big Bang occurred and is  300 million times more massive than the Sun.

Scientists have found the earliest black hole in the universe that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery was revealed in a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The ancient black hole was spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope in the distant galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It is around 13.3 billion years old, when the universe was just three per cent of its current age. CAPERS-LRD-z9 is one of the “little red dot” galaxies that Webb captured in the first year of its launch. They looked very different from the galaxies Hubble was used to seeing. Steven Finkelstein, co-author of the new study and director of the Cosmic Frontier Center at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a statement, “The discovery of Little Red Dots was a major surprise from early JWST data, as they looked nothing like galaxies seen with the Hubble Space Telescope.” Also Read: Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice Galaxies born right after Big Bang These galaxies appeared as scarlet pinpricks in Webb's vision and had never been detected by any telescope before it. Their discovery changed the beliefs scientists had about the universe. NASA stated that if these shining objects were galaxies, then it would imply that some of them had grown really big, really fast and did not fit into the current theories. Finkelstein and his team compiled data on these little red dot galaxies and published their findings in January. It included all of them that existed in the first 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. They wrote that these galaxies likely had supermassive black holes that were still growing. He then collaborated with a team led by Anthony Taylor, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cosmic Frontier Center. Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? They checked the spectroscopy data from Webb’s CAPERS (CANDELS-Area Prism Epoch of Reionization Survey) program. They noticed a distinct spectroscopic signature that is produced when black holes interact with gas clouds. As the gas rapidly swirls around and falls into a black hole, light from gas that is moving away from us stretches into redder wavelengths, while the one moving towards us has bluer wavelengths. Taylor says, “There aren’t many other things that create this signature." This one turned out to be the earliest such example. Also Read: Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship? Also Read: Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns Black holes and brightness from galaxies Their findings further cement the belief that supermassive black holes are the likely source of the brightness emitted by these galaxies. “We’ve seen these clouds in other galaxies,” Taylor said. “When we compared this object to those other sources, it was a dead ringer.” The oldest black hole discovered at the centre of this galaxy is up to 300 million times more massive than the Sun. "Finding a black hole of this size that existed so early on in the universe adds to growing evidence that early black holes grew much faster than we thought possible,” Finkelstein said.

The oldest black hole in the universe has been discovered in a distant galaxy, CAPERS-LRD-z9, shrouded by gas. It existed only 500 million years after the Big Bang occurred and is &nbsp;300 million times more massive than the Sun.

'A dead ringer': James Webb discovers universe's oldest black hole

The biggest black hole in the universe might have just been found. It sits inside a galaxy whose light is distorted to such an extent by another galaxy in front of it that it appears like a horseshoe. This is because the galaxy in the foreground is hundreds of times heavier than our own galaxy. Because of this bending of spacetime, the background galaxy is known as the Cosmic Horseshoe. The supermassive black hole at the centre of this galaxy has been confirmed to be the biggest one ever seen in the universe in a study. There are millions of galaxies with humongous black holes at their core. They are all estimated to be billions of times the mass of our Sun, although there has never been an exact number to put next to them. But now, with this latest study, scientists have the closest estimate yet. The monstrous black hole in Cosmic Horseshoe is 36.3 billion times the mass of the Sun, with a margin of error of about 6 billion solar masses. "This is amongst the top 10 most massive black holes ever discovered, and quite possibly the most massive,” co-author Professor Thomas Collett, from the University of Portsmouth, said in a statement.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/would-you-dare-to-take-a-400-year-one-way-trip-to-alpha-centauri-on-this-ship-1754642146307">Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?</a>&nbsp;<h2>Proof of biggest black hole in the universe</h2>Scientists have been measuring black holes for years, but every other supermassive black hole till now has had quite large uncertainties when measured indirectly. So there has never been a sure-shot contender for the top spot. But the team that carried out this study used a new method to measure this supermassive black hole, and they are almost certain that they have it right. Collett is confident of their findings and much more certain about the measurements. To figure out the size of this dark monster, the researchers looked at how its gravity warped the light passing near it. The stars in the inner region were spotted moving at extreme speeds, touching 400 kilometres per second. The deduction about its size was based on its "immense gravitational pull and the effect it has on its surroundings," the authors wrote in the study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/how-likely-is-an-asteroid-to-hit-earth-and-what-are-the-chances-of-death-1754635756375">Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/nasa-nuclear-reactor-on-moon-china-safety-zone-rule-artemis-accords-1754458211980">Can a country barricade the Moon? NASA fears losing out to China because of its own safety zone rule</a> &nbsp;<h2>Ultramassive black hole is 5 billion light-years away</h2>This ultramassive black hole is located 5 billion light-years away. It is completely silent, and so the researchers could not employ the technique that is usually used - determining the size based on the accretion. Carlos Melo of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil said, "This discovery was made for a 'dormant' black hole – one that isn’t actively accreting material at the time of observation." Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a> He added that their method can help them discover and measure many more dormant black holes across the universe, even when they are not swallowing and spitting out any matter. Professor Collett has another insight about what could be going on with this black hole. Since the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy is a Fossil Group galaxy, towards the end of its evolution, it is possible that other black holes in nearby galaxies merged with it, creating this ultramassive black hole.&nbsp;

The biggest black hole in the universe is located 5 billion light years from Earth and can contain 36.3 billion suns inside it. It is completely dormant, but its pull is so strong that stars near it are travelling at a whopping speed of 400 kilometres per second.

The biggest black hole in the universe might have just been found. It sits inside a galaxy whose light is distorted to such an extent by another galaxy in front of it that it appears like a horseshoe. This is because the galaxy in the foreground is hundreds of times heavier than our own galaxy. Because of this bending of spacetime, the background galaxy is known as the Cosmic Horseshoe. The supermassive black hole at the centre of this galaxy has been confirmed to be the biggest one ever seen in the universe in a study. There are millions of galaxies with humongous black holes at their core. They are all estimated to be billions of times the mass of our Sun, although there has never been an exact number to put next to them. But now, with this latest study, scientists have the closest estimate yet. The monstrous black hole in Cosmic Horseshoe is 36.3 billion times the mass of the Sun, with a margin of error of about 6 billion solar masses. "This is amongst the top 10 most massive black holes ever discovered, and quite possibly the most massive,” co-author Professor Thomas Collett, from the University of Portsmouth, said in a statement. Also Read: Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship? Proof of biggest black hole in the universe Scientists have been measuring black holes for years, but every other supermassive black hole till now has had quite large uncertainties when measured indirectly. So there has never been a sure-shot contender for the top spot. But the team that carried out this study used a new method to measure this supermassive black hole, and they are almost certain that they have it right. Collett is confident of their findings and much more certain about the measurements. To figure out the size of this dark monster, the researchers looked at how its gravity warped the light passing near it. The stars in the inner region were spotted moving at extreme speeds, touching 400 kilometres per second. The deduction about its size was based on its "immense gravitational pull and the effect it has on its surroundings," the authors wrote in the study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Also Read: Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do Also Read: Can a country barricade the Moon? NASA fears losing out to China because of its own safety zone rule Ultramassive black hole is 5 billion light-years away This ultramassive black hole is located 5 billion light-years away. It is completely silent, and so the researchers could not employ the technique that is usually used - determining the size based on the accretion. Carlos Melo of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil said, "This discovery was made for a 'dormant' black hole – one that isn’t actively accreting material at the time of observation." Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? He added that their method can help them discover and measure many more dormant black holes across the universe, even when they are not swallowing and spitting out any matter. Professor Collett has another insight about what could be going on with this black hole. Since the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy is a Fossil Group galaxy, towards the end of its evolution, it is possible that other black holes in nearby galaxies merged with it, creating this ultramassive black hole.

The biggest black hole in the universe is located 5 billion light years from Earth and can contain 36.3 billion suns inside it. It is completely dormant, but its pull is so strong that stars near it are travelling at a whopping speed of 400 kilometres per second.

Universe's biggest black hole is so monstrous that it can fit 36 billion Suns

A multigenerational ship could take 2,400 people to Alpha Centauri on an interstellar trip that will last hundreds of years, more than each of their lifetimes. The only ones who would be able to get off on Proxima Centauri b, the exoplanet believed to be fit for life, would be the youngest ones. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to us. The project that won first place in the Project Hyperion Design Competition proposes that a spaceship could be built consisting of everything humans need to take the 400-year-long trip, the engineers stated in their brief. The ship has been named Chrysalis and could travel through space for 40 trillion kilometres to reach Alpha Centauri. Of course, it would only be a one-way trip, and no one who gets on the ship would set foot on the exoplanet. Chrysalis has been planned in a way that lets humans stay on the ship like on Earth, with all the basic facilities, like medicines, food, gardens, storage spaces and power.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/how-likely-is-an-asteroid-to-hit-earth-and-what-are-the-chances-of-death-1754635756375">Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/baba-vanga-predicted-alien-contact-in-2025-interstellar-spaceship-comet-solar-system-1754538939635">Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out?</a> &nbsp;<h2>Preparation to set food on Proxima Centauri b</h2>Anyone who wishes to get on Chrysalis and for their future generations to live in Alpha Centauri would need to spend almost all their life in a remote region of Antarctica first. Getting used to being in an isolated environment would acclimate them mentally to being away from civilisation. Meanwhile, the ship's construction could take 20-25 years. It would be 58 km long, with various layers nestling within each other. At the centre would be the core, which would house all the shuttles that will carry humans and communications systems to Proxima Centauri b when the ship reaches there. The layer around it would deal with food production, with plants, fungi, microbes, insects and livestock being kept in controlled environments. Both tropical and boreal forests would be maintained to ensure biodiversity.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/alien-life-could-exist-in-the-darkest-and-coldest-parts-of-the-universe-on-one-condition-1754475072732">Cosmic ray pinging across universe can trigger life on bodies far from their Sun</a><h2>Only 1,500 people can live on the spaceship</h2>People on the ship would be spending their entire lives there, so the next layer would have the necessary places like schools, hospitals, parks and libraries. The third layer would have houses with basic air conditioning and heat. All kinds of industries and manufacturing facilities would come in the next level. The last layer would be warehouses where all kinds of machines and equipment would be stored. The population on the ship would need to be kept in check, with only 1,500 people on it at any time, even though it can carry 2,400 people. The project engineers stated that AI would help in governance, to allow "resilience of the whole social system, better knowledge transfer between the different generations of inhabitants and a deeper vision of the overall dynamics of the Chrysalis spaceship complex."&nbsp;<h2>Lost In Space - A trip to Alpha Centauri</h2>The spaceship and everything about it sounds like an episode of a space show about people going to another planet. The popular TV series Lost In Space had humans going to Alpha Centauri in the year 2046. The Robinson family witnesses the unknown during their trip, aboard Resolute, getting lost on another planet. If the actual journey to Alpha Centauri is anything like what we have seen on the show, humans might want to stay away from Chrysalis. However, the hypothetical ship might not become a reality for many, many years to come.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth and one that has been mentioned in sci-fi films and TV shows many times. Your trip starts in Antarctica, and ends with your future generations living on Proxima Centauri b.

A multigenerational ship could take 2,400 people to Alpha Centauri on an interstellar trip that will last hundreds of years, more than each of their lifetimes. The only ones who would be able to get off on Proxima Centauri b, the exoplanet believed to be fit for life, would be the youngest ones. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to us. The project that won first place in the Project Hyperion Design Competition proposes that a spaceship could be built consisting of everything humans need to take the 400-year-long trip, the engineers stated in their brief. The ship has been named Chrysalis and could travel through space for 40 trillion kilometres to reach Alpha Centauri. Of course, it would only be a one-way trip, and no one who gets on the ship would set foot on the exoplanet. Chrysalis has been planned in a way that lets humans stay on the ship like on Earth, with all the basic facilities, like medicines, food, gardens, storage spaces and power. Also Read: Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do Also Read: Baba Vanga Predicted Alien Contact In 2025. Is Interstellar 'Mothership' Hurtling Towards Earth Them Reaching Out? Preparation to set food on Proxima Centauri b Anyone who wishes to get on Chrysalis and for their future generations to live in Alpha Centauri would need to spend almost all their life in a remote region of Antarctica first. Getting used to being in an isolated environment would acclimate them mentally to being away from civilisation. Meanwhile, the ship's construction could take 20-25 years. It would be 58 km long, with various layers nestling within each other. At the centre would be the core, which would house all the shuttles that will carry humans and communications systems to Proxima Centauri b when the ship reaches there. The layer around it would deal with food production, with plants, fungi, microbes, insects and livestock being kept in controlled environments. Both tropical and boreal forests would be maintained to ensure biodiversity. Also Read: Cosmic ray pinging across universe can trigger life on bodies far from their Sun Only 1,500 people can live on the spaceship People on the ship would be spending their entire lives there, so the next layer would have the necessary places like schools, hospitals, parks and libraries. The third layer would have houses with basic air conditioning and heat. All kinds of industries and manufacturing facilities would come in the next level. The last layer would be warehouses where all kinds of machines and equipment would be stored. The population on the ship would need to be kept in check, with only 1,500 people on it at any time, even though it can carry 2,400 people. The project engineers stated that AI would help in governance, to allow "resilience of the whole social system, better knowledge transfer between the different generations of inhabitants and a deeper vision of the overall dynamics of the Chrysalis spaceship complex." Lost In Space - A trip to Alpha Centauri The spaceship and everything about it sounds like an episode of a space show about people going to another planet. The popular TV series Lost In Space had humans going to Alpha Centauri in the year 2046. The Robinson family witnesses the unknown during their trip, aboard Resolute, getting lost on another planet. If the actual journey to Alpha Centauri is anything like what we have seen on the show, humans might want to stay away from Chrysalis. However, the hypothetical ship might not become a reality for many, many years to come.

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth and one that has been mentioned in sci-fi films and TV shows many times. Your trip starts in Antarctica, and ends with your future generations living on Proxima Centauri b.

Would you dare to take a 400‑year one‑way trip to Alpha Centauri on this ship?

Scientists have figured out the odds of a person dying from an asteroid over a human lifetime. In a strange experiment, they compared it with other scenarios that can kill human beings, such as lightning strikes, carbon monoxide poisoning, a car accident, contracted disease and more. They found that a lightning bolt is more likely to kill a person if it strikes them. The more surprising revelations were about asteroids. Simulations and experiments showed that the chances of an asteroid strike killing us are more than rabies causing death. Also, the chance of an asteroid hitting Earth is way higher than a person being struck by lightning. That's odd considering a few people get killed by lightning strikes almost every year, but an asteroid strike has not occurred since the dinosaurs were killed 65 million years ago. However, there have been some other major strikes, like the one in Tunguska, Siberia, on June 30, 1908.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/7-years-2-asteroids-and-tonnes-of-shooting-meteorites-are-earth-astronauts-and-satellites-really-safe-1751364306598">City killer asteroid can shoot meteorites like bullets at Earth in 2032. Who is at risk?</a>&nbsp;The study on the probability of a person experiencing a grisly death has been published on the preprint website arXiv. The study authors had a tough task on hand when they set out to understand the likelihood of an asteroid strike and whether or not it would kill a person. For this, they gathered data on all the Near-Earth objects, making a dataset of their numbers and the risk assessment of asteroids that were found to be potentially hazardous. Asteroids that are more than 460 feet wide are categorised as those that can cause devastation in the event that they hit Earth. The frequency of impacts was calculated based on the rest of the data and compared to the number of deaths caused by the other events.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/venus-asteroids-earth-nuclear-bomb-nasa-warning-1748417986834">Evil twin? Venus sheltering 'invisible' asteroids that can wipe off humanity with a minuscule change in course</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/asteroid-2024-yr4-moon-earth-collision-2032-space-rock-1749628743606">What will happen on Dec 22, 2032? Not good things for our Moon, as scientists await major event</a><h2>Chances of an asteroid hitting Earth&nbsp;</h2>Even though there are records of lightning strikes killing humans, and none on an asteroid doing the same, the authors say the aim of the study was "to place the probability of an NEO impact within a mental framework of events they may have some familiarity with, such as car crashes and animal attacks." Experts say that the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth are next to zero, at least for the next few hundred years. However, it can not be said with certainty that it would never happen, as some visitors are known to pose sudden threats. An asteroid caused a scare this year when scientists said that it could hit Earth in 2032. However, now Asteroid 2024 YR4 is likely to hit our Moon.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/100-000-000kg-debris-from-asteroid-collision-with-moon-could-threaten-earth-for-years-1750233294370">'City-killer' asteroid will gouge 1km crater in Moon, releasing debris that will threaten Earth for years</a><h2>DART asteroid mission</h2>There is also Apophis, which many feared could hit Earth in 2029. But the chances of that happening were also later changed to zero. NASA has been preparing to tackle a rogue asteroid on a collision course with our planet. In 2022, the DART mission struck the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, part of the Didymos binary asteroid system. Later studies revealed that it changed the shape of the asteroid, triggering large amounts of debris to be released from it. We might soon even have a Dimorphos meteor shower.

What are the chances of someone dying due to an asteroid strike in their lifetime? Seems like a strange question to ask, but a team of scientists did just that and came up with a surprising answer. This is in comparison to deaths by lightning, rabies and more.

Scientists have figured out the odds of a person dying from an asteroid over a human lifetime. In a strange experiment, they compared it with other scenarios that can kill human beings, such as lightning strikes, carbon monoxide poisoning, a car accident, contracted disease and more. They found that a lightning bolt is more likely to kill a person if it strikes them. The more surprising revelations were about asteroids. Simulations and experiments showed that the chances of an asteroid strike killing us are more than rabies causing death. Also, the chance of an asteroid hitting Earth is way higher than a person being struck by lightning. That's odd considering a few people get killed by lightning strikes almost every year, but an asteroid strike has not occurred since the dinosaurs were killed 65 million years ago. However, there have been some other major strikes, like the one in Tunguska, Siberia, on June 30, 1908. Also Read: City killer asteroid can shoot meteorites like bullets at Earth in 2032. Who is at risk? The study on the probability of a person experiencing a grisly death has been published on the preprint website arXiv. The study authors had a tough task on hand when they set out to understand the likelihood of an asteroid strike and whether or not it would kill a person. For this, they gathered data on all the Near-Earth objects, making a dataset of their numbers and the risk assessment of asteroids that were found to be potentially hazardous. Asteroids that are more than 460 feet wide are categorised as those that can cause devastation in the event that they hit Earth. The frequency of impacts was calculated based on the rest of the data and compared to the number of deaths caused by the other events. Also Read: Evil twin? Venus sheltering 'invisible' asteroids that can wipe off humanity with a minuscule change in course Also Read: What will happen on Dec 22, 2032? Not good things for our Moon, as scientists await major event Chances of an asteroid hitting Earth Even though there are records of lightning strikes killing humans, and none on an asteroid doing the same, the authors say the aim of the study was "to place the probability of an NEO impact within a mental framework of events they may have some familiarity with, such as car crashes and animal attacks." Experts say that the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth are next to zero, at least for the next few hundred years. However, it can not be said with certainty that it would never happen, as some visitors are known to pose sudden threats. An asteroid caused a scare this year when scientists said that it could hit Earth in 2032. However, now Asteroid 2024 YR4 is likely to hit our Moon. Also Read: 'City-killer' asteroid will gouge 1km crater in Moon, releasing debris that will threaten Earth for years DART asteroid mission There is also Apophis, which many feared could hit Earth in 2029. But the chances of that happening were also later changed to zero. NASA has been preparing to tackle a rogue asteroid on a collision course with our planet. In 2022, the DART mission struck the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, part of the Didymos binary asteroid system. Later studies revealed that it changed the shape of the asteroid, triggering large amounts of debris to be released from it. We might soon even have a Dimorphos meteor shower.

What are the chances of someone dying due to an asteroid strike in their lifetime? Seems like a strange question to ask, but a team of scientists did just that and came up with a surprising answer. This is in comparison to deaths by lightning, rabies and more.

Shocking study reveals an asteroid could kill you before rabies and lightning do

The search for alien life is mostly limited to the “Goldilocks Zone”, that is, the distance from a star where liquid water and ample light could exist for life to thrive. However, a new study has raised questions about this theory. It states that even if a planet is far away from its host star, it could still support life. Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science state that cosmic rays can also carry enough energy to sustain life in a remote world. These rays are high-speed beams of particles that bounce from one point to another across the universe. They theorise that a process known as radiolysis can begin in bodies that are far away from their host star. When the cosmic rays reach a planet, they can penetrate deep inside and strike underground reservoirs of water, splitting the water particles. The study can change the definition of a habitable zone in different star systems. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/nasa-nuclear-reactor-on-moon-china-safety-zone-rule-artemis-accords-1754458211980">Can a country barricade the Moon? NASA fears losing out to China because of its own safety zone rule</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/alien-world-discovered-thriving-in-total-darkness-31000-feet-below-the-ocean-1754035524455">Between Japan and Alaska, a dark alien world at 31,000 feet has stunned scientists. Here's why</a><h2>Mars, Jupiter and Saturn moons were analysed for cosmic rays</h2>The subject of their experiments includes Mars, Saturnian moon Enceladus and Jovian moon Europa. They carried out simulations to determine how exposure to different levels of cosmic rays could influence the surfaces of the three bodies. The moons were chosen because years of research have led scientists to believe that both of them contain water below their icy surface. The experiment aimed at understanding whether radiolysis could happen on these three bodies. They ended up with some promising results, especially with regard to Enceladus. The paper states that all three bodies could support some level of radiolysis, with the Saturnian moon emerging as the frontrunner. The revelation was published in a paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/when-will-alien-invasion-on-earth-happen-spacecraft-ship-probe-1754106497174">Scientist reveals HOW and WHEN alien 'mothership' could attack Earth, warns governments to take action</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/buga-or-bogus-viral-video-claims-buga-sphere-is-responding-to-sanskrit-mantras-1754372969688">Buga or 'Bogus'? Viral video claims Buga Sphere is responding to Sanskrit mantras</a> &nbsp;<h2>What is the habitable zone? Which alien planet could host life?</h2>The team also gave a new name to this zone where life could possibly thrive, calling it the Radiolytic Habitable Zone. Following their analysis, the researchers believe the thinking behind the habitable zone should be altered. Lead author of the study, Dimitra Atri, said in a statement, “This discovery changes the way we think about where life might exist. Instead of looking only for warm planets with sunlight, we can now consider places that are cold and dark, as long as they have some water beneath the surface and are exposed to cosmic rays. Life might be able to survive in more places than we ever imagined." Astronomers across the world are constantly looking for habitable worlds in the universe. The latest candidate that is believed to be capable of hosting life is the exoplanet K2-18b orbiting a small, red star in the constellation Leo.

In a breakthrough moment, scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science have proposed that any cosmic body could host life, as long as it has water under its icy surface. It does not necessarily need to be in the so-called habitable zone.

The search for alien life is mostly limited to the “Goldilocks Zone”, that is, the distance from a star where liquid water and ample light could exist for life to thrive. However, a new study has raised questions about this theory. It states that even if a planet is far away from its host star, it could still support life. Scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science state that cosmic rays can also carry enough energy to sustain life in a remote world. These rays are high-speed beams of particles that bounce from one point to another across the universe. They theorise that a process known as radiolysis can begin in bodies that are far away from their host star. When the cosmic rays reach a planet, they can penetrate deep inside and strike underground reservoirs of water, splitting the water particles. The study can change the definition of a habitable zone in different star systems. Also Read: Can a country barricade the Moon? NASA fears losing out to China because of its own safety zone rule Also Read: Between Japan and Alaska, a dark alien world at 31,000 feet has stunned scientists. Here's why Mars, Jupiter and Saturn moons were analysed for cosmic rays The subject of their experiments includes Mars, Saturnian moon Enceladus and Jovian moon Europa. They carried out simulations to determine how exposure to different levels of cosmic rays could influence the surfaces of the three bodies. The moons were chosen because years of research have led scientists to believe that both of them contain water below their icy surface. The experiment aimed at understanding whether radiolysis could happen on these three bodies. They ended up with some promising results, especially with regard to Enceladus. The paper states that all three bodies could support some level of radiolysis, with the Saturnian moon emerging as the frontrunner. The revelation was published in a paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology. Also Read: Scientist reveals HOW and WHEN alien 'mothership' could attack Earth, warns governments to take action Also Read: Buga or 'Bogus'? Viral video claims Buga Sphere is responding to Sanskrit mantras What is the habitable zone? Which alien planet could host life? The team also gave a new name to this zone where life could possibly thrive, calling it the Radiolytic Habitable Zone. Following their analysis, the researchers believe the thinking behind the habitable zone should be altered. Lead author of the study, Dimitra Atri, said in a statement, “This discovery changes the way we think about where life might exist. Instead of looking only for warm planets with sunlight, we can now consider places that are cold and dark, as long as they have some water beneath the surface and are exposed to cosmic rays. Life might be able to survive in more places than we ever imagined." Astronomers across the world are constantly looking for habitable worlds in the universe. The latest candidate that is believed to be capable of hosting life is the exoplanet K2-18b orbiting a small, red star in the constellation Leo.

In a breakthrough moment, scientists from New York University Abu Dhabi’s Centre for Astrophysics and Space Science have proposed that any cosmic body could host life, as long as it has water under its icy surface. It does not necessarily need to be in the so-called habitable zone.

Cosmic ray pinging across universe can trigger life on bodies far from their Sun

From India’s Taj Mahal to Christ the Redeemer of Brazil, we know all seven wonders of the Earth. But have you ever realised, after looking upwards at the sky, what the seven wonders of the universe are? 

From India’s Taj Mahal to Christ the Redeemer of Brazil, we know all seven wonders of the Earth. But have you ever realised, after looking upwards at the sky, what the seven wonders of the universe are?&nbsp;

These are 7 wonders of the universe: How many do you know? Here's the complete list

What goes into a black hole, stays in the black hole, or so science would have you believe. The monster cosmic creatures devour anything that is unlucky to cross paths with them, releasing only a burp of the remaining matter. However, in a strange discovery, scientists say that a black hole ate the same star twice in a difference of two years. A team of astronomers, led by researchers from Tel Aviv University, noticed a flare released by a black hole while gobbling up a star. It didn't look right as they had seen something similar two years ago. A flare named AT 2022dbl was seen at the exact same spot earlier as well. Upon further inspection, it was revealed that the star that was pulled into the cosmic monster the first time was not killed entirely. A major portion of it survived the encounter. But, instead of scampering away from the black hole, it returned almost on the same path, and this time met its end at the hands of this hungry giant. They published their study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/alien-world-discovered-thriving-in-total-darkness-31000-feet-below-the-ocean-1754035524455">Between Japan and Alaska, a dark alien world at 31,000 feet has stunned scientists. Here's why</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/when-will-alien-invasion-on-earth-happen-spacecraft-ship-probe-1754106497174">Scientist reveals HOW and WHEN alien 'mothership' could attack Earth, warns governments to take action</a><h2>How did a black hole eat a star twice?</h2>Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its centre. Every 10,000 to 100,000 years, a star wanders too close to it and is pulled in by its gravitational force. A major portion of it is ripped into shreds, while some of it is thrown outside. When this even happens, huge amounts of heat and light are released, illuminating for weeks and even months. This is how scientists on Earth see a star being swallowed by a black hole. Two years ago, they saw it happening at this point in space, naming the flare released AT 2022dbl. What was odd was that its brilliance and temperature were not as expected. When the same thing happened at the same place two years later, they knew what was happening. The black hole only ate a part of the star, indicating partial disruption. The rest of the star wandered off, only to return again and become a proper meal for the black hole. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/scientists-say-canadian-fault-line-dormant-for-40-million-years-is-stewing-warn-of-major-earthquake-1753876684829">Scientists say Canadian fault line dormant for 40 million years is stewing, warn of major earthquake</a><h2>Will there be a third flare?</h2>The team thinks that there is a possibility of a third flare. “The question now is whether we’ll see a third flare after two more years, in early 2026,” says Professor Iair Arcavi from Tel Aviv University’s Astrophysics Department. “If we see a third flare, it means that the second one was also the partial disruption of the star. So maybe all such flares, which we have been trying to understand for a decade now as full stellar disruptions, are not what we thought." If there is no third flare, then the star has fully died. He says the observation shows that partial and complete disruption look almost the same. Arcavi added that this event will "re-write our interpretation of these flares", and can teach more about these cosmix monster waiting for food at the centre of the galaxies.

A supermassive black hole ate the same star twice at an interval of two years. After the first encounter, the star escaped with most of it together. The second time, it made the mistake of coming too close to the black hole again and was gobbled up one more time.

What goes into a black hole, stays in the black hole, or so science would have you believe. The monster cosmic creatures devour anything that is unlucky to cross paths with them, releasing only a burp of the remaining matter. However, in a strange discovery, scientists say that a black hole ate the same star twice in a difference of two years. A team of astronomers, led by researchers from Tel Aviv University, noticed a flare released by a black hole while gobbling up a star. It didn't look right as they had seen something similar two years ago. A flare named AT 2022dbl was seen at the exact same spot earlier as well. Upon further inspection, it was revealed that the star that was pulled into the cosmic monster the first time was not killed entirely. A major portion of it survived the encounter. But, instead of scampering away from the black hole, it returned almost on the same path, and this time met its end at the hands of this hungry giant. They published their study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Also Read: Between Japan and Alaska, a dark alien world at 31,000 feet has stunned scientists. Here's why Also Read: Scientist reveals HOW and WHEN alien 'mothership' could attack Earth, warns governments to take action How did a black hole eat a star twice? Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its centre. Every 10,000 to 100,000 years, a star wanders too close to it and is pulled in by its gravitational force. A major portion of it is ripped into shreds, while some of it is thrown outside. When this even happens, huge amounts of heat and light are released, illuminating for weeks and even months. This is how scientists on Earth see a star being swallowed by a black hole. Two years ago, they saw it happening at this point in space, naming the flare released AT 2022dbl. What was odd was that its brilliance and temperature were not as expected. When the same thing happened at the same place two years later, they knew what was happening. The black hole only ate a part of the star, indicating partial disruption. The rest of the star wandered off, only to return again and become a proper meal for the black hole. Also Read: Scientists say Canadian fault line dormant for 40 million years is stewing, warn of major earthquake Will there be a third flare? The team thinks that there is a possibility of a third flare. “The question now is whether we’ll see a third flare after two more years, in early 2026,” says Professor Iair Arcavi from Tel Aviv University’s Astrophysics Department. “If we see a third flare, it means that the second one was also the partial disruption of the star. So maybe all such flares, which we have been trying to understand for a decade now as full stellar disruptions, are not what we thought." If there is no third flare, then the star has fully died. He says the observation shows that partial and complete disruption look almost the same. Arcavi added that this event will "re-write our interpretation of these flares", and can teach more about these cosmix monster waiting for food at the centre of the galaxies.

A supermassive black hole ate the same star twice at an interval of two years. After the first encounter, the star escaped with most of it together. The second time, it made the mistake of coming too close to the black hole again and was gobbled up one more time.

Two years apart, supermassive black hole seen eating the same unlucky star twice

Our Sun is not the biggest star in the universe. Several giants exist out there of monstrous proportions. If any of them were to be hypothetically placed in our solar system in place of the Sun, chaos would ensue. 

Our Sun is not the biggest star in the universe. Several giants exist out there of monstrous proportions. If any of them were to be hypothetically placed in our solar system in place of the Sun, chaos would ensue.&nbsp;

What would happen if the five largest stars in the universe replaced our Sun?

The interstellar object racing towards the inner solar system has intrigued astronomers around the world. Harvard scientist Avi Loeb thinks that it could be an object sent by aliens to study Earth and the entire star system. This theory has been panned by critics who say it is highly unlikely that it is a spacecraft sent by an intelligent alien civilisation. Loeb's theory has triggered panic among some people who think Earth is under threat of an alien attack. Now, Loeb has come up with another idea about the 3I/ATLAS, putting forward the idea that a spacecraft already zooming through the region near Jupiter could take a closer look at this interstellar object. In a paper yet to be peer reviewed, he suggests that NASA's Juno, launched in 2011 to study Jupiter, could intercept the object. He also has the exact date this could happen - March 14, 2026. He says if Juno accelerates by 2.6 kilometres per second on September 14, 2025, it could come face to face with 3I/ATLAS. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/avi-loeb-says-interstellar-object-3i-atlas-is-alien-spacecraft-3-reasons-why-he-thinks-so-1753349149598">Expert says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien spacecraft: 3 reasons why he thinks so</a><h2>How Juno can study the interstellar object</h2>However, scientists say this meeting is scientifically not possible because the object is cruising at an astounding speed of 60 kilometres per second. However, what Juno can do is use its scientific instruments to "probe the nature of 3I/ATLAS from a close distance," Loeb stated. "The close encounter of 3I/ATLAS to Jupiter provides a rare opportunity to shift Juno from its current orbit around Jupiter to intercept the path of 3I/ATLAS at its closest approach to Jupiter," he wrote in a blog post about his plan to learn more about the cosmic object. Another problem with using Juno to study the mysterious visitor is how much fuel it has left after being in space for 14 years. However, Loeb thinks it is possible to "rejuvenate Juno’s mission and extend its scientific lifespan beyond" and unravel the interstellar object. This move could make it clear if it indeed is an alien probe, as proposed by Loeb. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/unexplainable-radio-signal-defying-laws-of-universe-beams-every-14-minutes-and-70-minutes-1753413568947">Unexplainable radio signal defying laws of universe has no clear source. 'It is a unicorn'</a><h2>About the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS</h2>Scientists are scrambling to gather as much information about the object as possible before it reaches its closest point to the Sun. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, housing the world's largest telescope, has revealed its massive size. It is around 11 kilometres wide, making it the largest of the three objects from outer space spotted inside the solar system. The majority of scientists agree that it is a comet. Its coma, that is the cloud of ice, dust, and gas around it is approximately 24 kilometres across. Vera C. Rubin observed the object even before it was unveiled to the world, revealing that its solid nucleus is surrounded by large amounts of dust and water ice. It has also been dated as being three to 11 billion years old, around the same time the Milky Way originated, making it older than Earth and even the solar system. &nbsp;

An intruder from outer space is zooming through our solar system, and a spacecraft launched to study Jupiter can provide crucial clues about it, according to Harvard scientist Avi Loeb. He earlier proposed that it could be a spacecraft sent to inspect Earth.

The interstellar object racing towards the inner solar system has intrigued astronomers around the world. Harvard scientist Avi Loeb thinks that it could be an object sent by aliens to study Earth and the entire star system. This theory has been panned by critics who say it is highly unlikely that it is a spacecraft sent by an intelligent alien civilisation. Loeb's theory has triggered panic among some people who think Earth is under threat of an alien attack. Now, Loeb has come up with another idea about the 3I/ATLAS, putting forward the idea that a spacecraft already zooming through the region near Jupiter could take a closer look at this interstellar object. In a paper yet to be peer reviewed, he suggests that NASA's Juno, launched in 2011 to study Jupiter, could intercept the object. He also has the exact date this could happen - March 14, 2026. He says if Juno accelerates by 2.6 kilometres per second on September 14, 2025, it could come face to face with 3I/ATLAS. Also Read: Expert says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien spacecraft: 3 reasons why he thinks so How Juno can study the interstellar object However, scientists say this meeting is scientifically not possible because the object is cruising at an astounding speed of 60 kilometres per second. However, what Juno can do is use its scientific instruments to "probe the nature of 3I/ATLAS from a close distance," Loeb stated. "The close encounter of 3I/ATLAS to Jupiter provides a rare opportunity to shift Juno from its current orbit around Jupiter to intercept the path of 3I/ATLAS at its closest approach to Jupiter," he wrote in a blog post about his plan to learn more about the cosmic object. Another problem with using Juno to study the mysterious visitor is how much fuel it has left after being in space for 14 years. However, Loeb thinks it is possible to "rejuvenate Juno’s mission and extend its scientific lifespan beyond" and unravel the interstellar object. This move could make it clear if it indeed is an alien probe, as proposed by Loeb. Also Read: Unexplainable radio signal defying laws of universe has no clear source. 'It is a unicorn' About the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS Scientists are scrambling to gather as much information about the object as possible before it reaches its closest point to the Sun. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, housing the world's largest telescope, has revealed its massive size. It is around 11 kilometres wide, making it the largest of the three objects from outer space spotted inside the solar system. The majority of scientists agree that it is a comet. Its coma, that is the cloud of ice, dust, and gas around it is approximately 24 kilometres across. Vera C. Rubin observed the object even before it was unveiled to the world, revealing that its solid nucleus is surrounded by large amounts of dust and water ice. It has also been dated as being three to 11 billion years old, around the same time the Milky Way originated, making it older than Earth and even the solar system.

An intruder from outer space is zooming through our solar system, and a spacecraft launched to study Jupiter can provide crucial clues about it, according to Harvard scientist Avi Loeb. He earlier proposed that it could be a spacecraft sent to inspect Earth.

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Human landing on Mars might become a reality in the coming years. In preparation for that day, NASA and other space agencies have sent several missions to the Red Planet. One of them was the Perseverance rover that carried the Ingenuity helicopter with it in 2021. It became the first chopper to land and take off from the Martian surface. Now, a defence contractor has released a new design concept to succeed the iconic Mars chopper. The plan is to have multiple choppers land on different spots on Mars at the same time. Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) has partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the Mars chopper plan. Called the Skyfall mission concept, the helicopters will help further plans of landing humans on Mars one day. The Mars helicopters will scout the landscape for the best places for people. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/unexplainable-radio-signal-defying-laws-of-universe-beams-every-14-minutes-and-70-minutes-1753413568947">Unexplainable radio signal defying laws of universe has no clear source. 'It is a unicorn'</a>&nbsp;<h2>Six choppers will be released from one capsule on Mars</h2>As part of the mission, one capsule will be used to release six helicopters. Once out, each helicopter will land independently on the Martian surface. According to AV, the aim is to launch these choppers in 2028. The Skyfall mission will have six choppers being dropped by the landing carrier without actually having to land anywhere. So there would be no need to have a landing platform on the surface. Once released, each helicopter will choose its own location to land independently. Upon touchdown, they will get to work immediately, exploring different parts of the Martian surface. One of their jobs would be to look for the best locations that are most suited for future human missions. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/avi-loeb-says-interstellar-object-3i-atlas-is-alien-spacecraft-3-reasons-why-he-thinks-so-1753349149598">Expert says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien spacecraft: 3 reasons why he thinks so</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/scientists-can-t-figure-out-why-glaciers-in-world-s-most-dangerous-region-karakoram-range-are-growing-1753261712617">Scientists can't figure out why glaciers in world's most dangerous region are growing</a>

<h2>Choppers will click photos and scan under Martian surface</h2>Each chopper will collect high-resolution images of the surface. They would also deploy radar to look under the surface, to search for potential resources on Mars. "With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct–making humanity’s first footprints on Mars meaningfully closer,” William Pomerantz, head of Space Ventures at AV, said in a statement. Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/scientists-want-to-use-paper-plane-spacecraft-to-deal-with-trash-in-space-1753175251897">NO KIDDING! Scientists want to use PAPER PLANE spacecraft for space missions because...</a>&nbsp;Ingenuity chopper undertook several trips on Mars after being released in 2021. The 19-inch-tall &nbsp;and 1.8-kilogram helicopter also lifted off independently later, becoming the first powered aircraft to lift off from the surface of another planet. It was originally meant to take five test flights, but it stopped only after a whopping 72 flights. Fourteen of those trips had it travel farther than planned for a total flight time of two hours. Last year, Ingenuity took its last flight when it broke its blades while landing.&nbsp; &nbsp;

The Skyfall mission by NASA and Virginia-based AeroVironment plans to send six helicopters to Mars in one go, having all of them landing independently in different places. They will scout for spots best suited for human landings on Mars.

Human landing on Mars might become a reality in the coming years. In preparation for that day, NASA and other space agencies have sent several missions to the Red Planet. One of them was the Perseverance rover that carried the Ingenuity helicopter with it in 2021. It became the first chopper to land and take off from the Martian surface. Now, a defence contractor has released a new design concept to succeed the iconic Mars chopper. The plan is to have multiple choppers land on different spots on Mars at the same time. Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV) has partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on the Mars chopper plan. Called the Skyfall mission concept, the helicopters will help further plans of landing humans on Mars one day. The Mars helicopters will scout the landscape for the best places for people. Also Read: Unexplainable radio signal defying laws of universe has no clear source. 'It is a unicorn' Six choppers will be released from one capsule on Mars As part of the mission, one capsule will be used to release six helicopters. Once out, each helicopter will land independently on the Martian surface. According to AV, the aim is to launch these choppers in 2028. The Skyfall mission will have six choppers being dropped by the landing carrier without actually having to land anywhere. So there would be no need to have a landing platform on the surface. Once released, each helicopter will choose its own location to land independently. Upon touchdown, they will get to work immediately, exploring different parts of the Martian surface. One of their jobs would be to look for the best locations that are most suited for future human missions. Also Read: Expert says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien spacecraft: 3 reasons why he thinks so Also Read: Scientists can't figure out why glaciers in world's most dangerous region are growing

The Skyfall mission by NASA and Virginia-based AeroVironment plans to send six helicopters to Mars in one go, having all of them landing independently in different places. They will scout for spots best suited for human landings on Mars.

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