New findings revise the Milky Way-Andromeda collision odds into a cosmic coin toss
The Milky Way and Andromeda have appeared locked on a destructive course for decades. Now, thousands of simulations…
Something Revealed Itself by Bending the Light of a Distant Star in 2019—Now Astronomers Are Racing to Find Out What It Was
For just an hour in late 2019, a cosmic mystery revealed itself to astronomers in an unprecedented way:…
One of the Largest Stars in the Universe Just Changed Colors and Astronomers Think It Is About to Explode
Credit: ESO / L. Calçada, CC BY One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a…
James Webb telescope spots frozen ingredients of life in a distant galaxy, a first-of-its-kind discovery
JWST discovers lifes building blocks in a distant galaxy (Image source: NASA) The James Webb Space Telescope has…