Neutron star "mountains" would be much more massive than any on Earth—so massive that gravity just from these mountains could produce small oscillations, or ripples, in the fabric of space and time.
By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.
Space can be a wondrous place ... The 20-second exposure streaks the city lights below and the stars above the thin layer of atmosphere glowing above the dimly-lit earth. Monday, January 27 ...
Images: NASA These are the voyages of the space shuttle Enterprise, boldly renamed by former President Gerald Ford after a massive letter-writing campaign from Star Trek fans. In 1974 ...