Adam Mann

Jun 7, 2024 | snexplores.org | Carolyn Wilke |Adam Mann |Emily Conover |Christopher Crockett

A mystery object has just been spotted in our galaxy. The puzzling entity could be a very heavy neutron star — the left-behind corpse of a giant star. Or maybe it’s one of the lightest black holes ever observed. The MeerKAT Radio Telescope in South Africa spotted the unidentified object circling a pulsar. The observatory was monitoring pulsars in a star cluster 40,000 light years from Earth. As these pulsars spin, they shoot out powerful beams of light, like cosmic lighthouses.

May 6, 2024 | snexplores.org | Adam Mann |Sarah Zielinski |Liz Kruesi |Maria Temming

astronomer: A scientist who works in the field of research that deals with celestial objects, space and the physical universe. astrophysics: An area of astronomy that deals with understanding the physical nature of stars and other objects in space. People who work in this field are known as astrophysicists. black hole: A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation (including light) can escape.

Apr 22, 2024 | snexplores.org | Adam Mann |Skyler Ware |Lisa Grossman |Trisha Muro

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is raising big questions about the early universe. In its first images, JWST captured what appeared to be huge galaxies in the ancient universe. In fact, those galaxies looked much too big to fit scientists’ current theory of how the universe grew up. This has raised some concerns that the history of the early universe needs to be rewritten. But a new look at old data from the Hubble Space Telescope tells another story.

Apr 8, 2024 | snexplores.org | Adam Mann

astronaut: Someone trained to travel into space for research and exploration. astronomer: A scientist who works in the field of research that deals with celestial objects, space and the physical universe. atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding Earth, another planet or a moon. atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. Atoms are made up of a dense nucleus that contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. The nucleus is orbited by a cloud of negatively charged electrons.

Mar 21, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Adam Mann

Can the U.S. Develop A Nuclear Bomb Without Ever Testing It? The new weapon should work just fine—in theory. But without live testing, scientists won’t know for sure.