Astronomers have long argued that dark matter is the invisible scaffolding that holds galaxies together. Without its immense gravitational pull, the galaxies’ rotating necks would force them to fly sideways. But now, scientists have found a series of galaxies that do not seem to have their dark matter completely. The latest in this string, known … Read more
NASA’s X-ray spacecraft XRISM, which stands for X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, has observed how fast winds from a distant galaxy are exploding in the form of stars. These winds appear to travel at an incredible speed of 2 million miles per hour (3.21 million kilometers per hour). A very hot gas comes out of … Read more
Last Wednesday was a good day to be a local investor. (Thursday and Friday, at least!) Rumors that SpaceX would file its IPO prospectus, which turned out to be false, fueled space stocks. Shares of recent IPO sites York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) and Firefly Flight (NASDAQ: FLY) increased by a staggering 5.1% and 16%, … Read more
Autism has a significant and persistent sex bias, with approximately four boys diagnosed for every girl. For years, experts have believed that this disparity stems primarily from a lack of diagnosis because most autism research — and the diagnostic tools that came out of it — have focused on boys, effectively setting male standards for … Read more