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Discoveries

This is where new results from telescopes, probes and research groups land. Every article starts from the original study or press release and rebuilds the step between the observation and the conclusion.

We state what was measured, how solid the interpretation is and which questions are still open. It is the fastest way to judge what a discovery is actually worth.

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Black hole with a central shadow, accretion disc and a ring of light bent by gravity

Discoveries

What is a black hole, in plain words

Not a funnel that sucks things in: mass packed into too little space, with a boundary that not even light can cross on the way out.

13 Aug 2026·5 min

Official sources

Portals and services worth bookmarking when you want to check a figure, follow a mission or keep reading at the source.

  • NASA Science NASA

    NASA's science portal: missions, results and first-hand explainers, updated continuously.

  • Science & Exploration ESA

    The European agency's science channel: astronomy, human and robotic exploration.

  • Media INAF Italian National Institute for Astrophysics

    The newsroom of Italy's public astrophysics institute: research told by the people doing it. Published in Italian.