Astronomy
Astronomers Detect Universe's Missing Ordinary Matter
Astronomers have finally located the long-sought ordinary matter comprising roughly 5% of the universe. The discovery solves a decades-old cosmic puzzle through detection methods previously unavailable to researchers.
Giant Telescope Mirror Polished to Atomic Precision
The European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope, scheduled for 2030 deployment in Chile's Atacama Desert, has its 931 mirror segments produced and polished to atomic precision in a French factory. The project represents breakthrough precision engineering.
MIT astronomers discover star consuming brown dwarf for billions years
Researchers have identified an unusual stellar system three hundred light-years away where a small star is gradually consuming a nearby brown dwarf through a process that could continue for billions of years. The discovery provides rare insight into slow stellar cannibalism.