Adam Mann

New observations help astronomers hone in on a long-standing mystery about where cosmic rays come from.

By Adam Mann Published 25 May 21

A simple explanation of the fabric of space-time.

By Adam Mann Published 20 May 21

Mysterious circular objects in the distant universe are challenging for astronomers to explain.

By Adam Mann Published 11 May 21

An animation depicts the gory details of a black hole devouring a star.

By Adam Mann Published 4 May 21

Researchers propose learning more about dark matter by looking for its effects inside exoplanets.

By Adam Mann Published 30 April 21

Astronomers try to solve the mystery of antihelium by searching for antistars.

By Adam Mann Published 29 April 21

Gravitational wave detectors could soon uncover hints of new physics from exotic compact objects.

By Adam Mann Published 21 April 21

A hunt for hypothetical axions streaming from Betelgeuse turns up empty but helps physicists set constraints on their properties.

By Adam Mann Published 20 April 21

A team has offered a way for gravitational wave events called dark sirens to resolve a crisis in cosmology

By Adam Mann Published 9 April 21

Looking at the scientific information gleaned from lifeless worlds could help in the search for life, one astrobiologist says.

By Adam Mann Published 26 March 21

Mars' Perseverance rover will help pave the way for future humans to travel to the Red Planet with a small instrument known as the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE).

By Adam Mann Published 17 March 21

Astronomers spot two highly delayed signals from two different black holes tearing apart stars in their vicinity.

By Adam Mann Published 25 February 21

Looking at the engineering and science behind selecting samples for NASA's Perseverance rover.

By Adam Mann Published 19 February 21

What we know about the history and properties of "Einstein's biggest mistake," the cosmological constant

By Adam Mann Published 16 February 21

Exploring the molecule known as ozone, which can both protect and harm us here on Earth.

By Adam Mann Published 9 February 21

A speculative hypothesis tries to uncover the world’s oldest story written across the night sky in the Pleiades constellation.

By Adam Mann Published 2 February 21

Here, we take a look at some of the most spectacular black hole findings of 2020.

By Adam Mann Published 29 December 20

Are we alone in the universe? Many discoveries about aliens in 2020 seemed to increase the prospect of extraterrestrial entities existing.

By Adam Mann Published 24 December 20

A new mathematical framework helps physicists define the degree of quantumness of a system

By Adam Mann Published 17 November 20

A roundup of the various pushback and criticisms to the claim that there could be life on Venus

By Adam Mann Published 22 September 20

Basic facts about the unknown material called dark matter.

By Adam Mann Published 22 September 20