Space

A fiery beam of light — emerging from two sides of a black hole — shoots across a dark background strewn with scattered silvery wisps and occasional bright dots representing galaxies.

Meet Porphyrion, the largest pair of black hole jets ever seen

houssem23 / September 27, 2024

The opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black hole jets ever […]

Tracy Slatyer is staring at the camera, smiling. There is a black board with equations written on in the background. Slatyer is wearing a black jacket and silver watch. Her light brown (or dark blonde) hair is pulled back in a ponytail.

How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas

houssem23 / September 27, 2024

At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many