Our local universe’s expansion rate doesn’t add up, astronomers find
A difference of a few kilometers per second might not sound like much. In cosmology, it has become…
National medal for backyard astronomer Chris Stockdale who helped discover 100 exoplanets
From a small observatory in Victoria’s east, Chris Stockdale spends his nights watching for something most people would…
Over 150 mergers reveal three different black hole origin stories
For years, astronomers treated merging black holes as if they all came from the same cosmic assembly line.…
Scientists fear the end of a European space partnership may harm Australian innovation
As the world celebrates the successful Artemis II mission, Simon Driver is contemplating whether or not to fly…
Watch a Comet Get Torn Apart by the Sun and Become a Headless Ghost
Bad news for skywatchers: A sungrazing comet that was set to put on a bright display succumbed to…
Astronomers discover a mysterious duality in dark matter
A dark matter signal that appears in one place but not another might look like a contradiction. This…
Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover’s daughter’s dance video hits 21M views
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Artemis II races toward a historic return from the…
Astronomers discovered the most primitive star ever
A dim red giant just out of reach of the Milky Way is providing astronomers with an incredibly…
Cassini-Huygens mission finds lopsided shift in Saturn’s magnetic bubble
Saturn’s magnetic shield does not sit where many scientists would expect. After combing through years of data from…
Pristine star reveals the dawn of stars and galaxies in the universe
The spectrum looked almost empty. That was the clue. In the faint light from a red giant star…
Gravitational waves may be responsible for dark matter in the universe
Dark matter is thought to exist everywhere, wrapping around galaxies and helping to shape the largest things in…
Scientists find evidence for theorized gargantuan star explosions
WASHINGTON – A supernova — the explosive death of a star — is always violent, blasting material into…