Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.

Recent Articles

Dark Energy Survey Data Reveals the Tighest Estimates Yet on Cosmic Expansion

January 29, 2026

The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration collected information on hundreds of millions of galaxies across the Universe using the U.S. Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at CTIO, a Program of NSF NOIRLab. Their completed analysis combines all six years of data for the first time and yields constraints on the Universe's expansion history that are twice as tight as past analyses.
The "China Sky Eye" Traces Fast Radio Bursts to a Binary Star System

January 28, 2026

An international team of astronomers has uncovered the first definitive evidence that at least some fast radio bursts (FRBs) originate in binary stellar systems.
NASA's Webb Telescope Peers Into the Heart of the Circinus Galaxy

January 26, 2026

The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The largest source of infrared light from the region closest to the black hole itself was thought to be outflows, or streams of superheated matter that fire outward.
A New Study of Lunar Rocks Suggests Earth's Water Might Not Have Come from Meteorites

January 21, 2026

High-precision oxygen isotopes in Apollo lunar soils reveal a persistent impactor fingerprint, showing that impacts contributed only a tiny fraction of Earth’s water.
Astronomers Find that Black Holes "Seesaw" Between Ejecting Material as Winds or Jets

January 19, 2026

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered that black holes don’t just consume matter—they manage it, choosing whether to blast it into space as high-speed jets or sweep it away in vast winds.
Could Bees Be a Model for SETI Searches?

January 19, 2026

Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate?
A New Census of Dwarf Galaxies Shows More Massive Black Holes than Previously Thought

January 17, 2026

A new census of more than 8,000 galaxies finds active black holes rising in frequency with galaxy mass, jumping sharply in galaxies similar in mass to the Milky Way.
Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.

January 16, 2026

Our nearest neighbor, the Moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears so lopsided, with dark volcanic plains on the near side (the side we see) and rugged, cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the far side. Now we might be closer to knowing why.
A Simulated Asteroid Impact Reveals the Strength of Iron-Rich Rocks

January 16, 2026

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart - a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defence strategies.
NASA Enters Final Preparations for Artemis II Mission

January 15, 2026

As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final integration, testing, and launch rehearsals. NASA is targeting no earlier.
Astronomers Discover the First Galaxy-Wide Wobbling Black Hole Jet

January 12, 2026

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have uncovered the largest and most extended stream of super-heated gas ever observed flowing from a nearby galaxy, providing the clearest evidence yet that a supermassive black hole can dramatically reshape its host galaxy far beyond its core.
NASA to Return SpaceX Crew Ahead of Schedule

January 11, 2026

NASA has announced that it and SpaceX will return the Crew-11 mission team to Earth from the ISS (due to medical concerns with a crew member) no earlier than 5 p.m. EST (2 p.m. PST) on Wednesday, Jan. 14th.
Astronomers Spot a Barred Spiral Galaxy That Existed Just 2 Billion Years After the Big Bang

January 11, 2026

Astronomers have uncovered a barred spiral galaxy that existed over 2 billion years after the Big Bang, potentially making it the earliest barred spiral galaxy ever observed.
NASA Releases the Long-Awaited Video of Kepler's Supernova Remnant

January 08, 2026

A new video shows the evolution of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades.
X-Ray Spectra Could Help Reveal Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters

January 07, 2026

A study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters demonstrates that decaying dark matter (DDM) can potentially be detected in unidentified X-ray emission lines in the spectra of galaxy clusters.
Astronomers Discover a Bright Supernova Using Gravitational Lensing for the First Time

January 06, 2026

An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground-based telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, has discovered the first-ever spatially resolved, gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova. The object, dubbed SN 2025wny, offers a rare look at a stellar cataclysm from the early Universe and provides a striking confirmation of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
XRISM Provides the Sharpest Image to Date of a Rapidly Spinning Black Hole

January 05, 2026

The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG–6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black hole’s extreme gravity and the outflows that shape its galaxy.
New Research Reveals how Gravitational Waves Could be Used to Decode Dark Matter

January 03, 2026

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine its properties. The key is a new model, based on Einstein’s theory of general relativity, that tracks in detail how a black hole interacts with the surrounding matter.
Using Webb, Canadian Astronomers Shed Light on the Milky Way's Turbulent Past

January 02, 2026

A team of Canadian astronomers has used Webb's observations of "Milky Way twins" in the early Universe to learn more about our galaxy's turbulent youth.
The ALMA Array is Completed With 145 New Low-Noise Amplifiers

January 02, 2026

The Atacama Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), the world's most powerful radio telescope, has received 145 new low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) that will increase its range and sensitivity.