Hikers and mountaineers stumble upon mysterious, ancient objects in the Swiss Alps. Their discoveries keep archaeologists busy. From the Iron Age through ancient Rome and the Middle Ages, people traveled over the icy mountain passes of the Alps with cows, mules, oil, wine, skis, weapons and much more. Their lost or abandoned possessions are now … Read more
Forget the “little green men” — it’s the “little red dots” in the early universe that caught the attention of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The strange red bodies, scientists say, hide stars that models suggest are “too old” to have existed in early cosmic times and black holes thousands of times more massive … Read more
Physicists consider black holes to be one of the most mysterious objects in existence. Ironically, they are also considered among the simplest. Physicists like me have been trying for years to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a recently approved European space mission called LISA will help us in this … Read more