Earliest fast radio burst from just 3 billion years after big bang detected
Long before our solar system formed, a millisecond flash of light with a huge amount of energy erupted…
South Africa’s MeerKAT array detects the first radio signal directly from an exoplanet
Astronomers report the first radio emission directly localized to a confirmed exoplanet, the young giant Beta Pictoris b,…
Conservation groups ‘concerned’ by exotic pet increase call for greater regulation
Uno loves climbing onto his owners’ shoulders if he gets tired on a walk. Or if he wants…
At 8 Billion Light Years Away, This Laser Just Set Records
Scientists have discovered a microwave laser beam 8 billion light-years away that’s the most powerful and distant of…
A Gigantic Spinning Filament of 14 Galaxies Could Be the Largest Rotating Structure Ever Found
This spinning branch of the cosmic web binds 14 galaxies together. Credit: Lyla Jung. In a recently published…