Tag: enigmatic
Gravitational waves: the origin of the enigmatic black holes of Ligo and Virgo becomes clearer
Many mergers detected by Ligo and Virgo involve black holes whose masses exceed those of stellar black holes betrayed by X-ray emissions. Scenarios have been proposed to account for the…
In Lisbon, the enigmatic altarpiece of Saint Vincent gets a makeover
The restoration of the famous 15th century paintings raises questions about one of the most mysterious masterpieces in European pictorial art. From our correspondent in Lisbon, The Saint Vincent panels…
The enigmatic formation of the first continental crust
The continental crust which forms the continents that we know today was formed during the first stages of the Earth’s evolution, in the Hadean style. During this period, the early…