Colliding Stars in Early Universe May Explain Stellar Monsters, Study Suggests
Crowded star clusters in the early Universe could have built giant stars, seeded black holes and fed the…
Dead star and planetary bodies: astronomers spot unique disc of debris that foretells Solar System’s future
Press Release 27 October 2026 Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have found…
Record-Breaking Fast Radio Burst from Early Universe Traced to Tiny, Star-Forming Galaxy
This fast radio burst, designated FRB 20240304B, is the most distant ever detected, having traveled more than 10…
Spacecraft fails to rescue NASA telescope, burns up in atmosphere
By Marcia DunnAP Aerospace Writer Sept. 27, 2026 10:50 AM PT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The robotic spacecraft that failed…
Biggest Supernova Dataset Yet Challenges Dark Energy Theory
Type Ia supernovae are powerful stellar explosions that occur when a white dwarf is pushed into a thermonuclear…
Scientists Find a Universal Rule for Black Hole Jets
Black holes of all sizes seem to follow the same playbook: when matter falls in, jets blast out.…
Potential dark matter detection gives scientists hope for study
Potential dark matter detection sparks hope in search for elusive substance Dark matter is invisible and makes up…
Potential dark matter detection gives scientists hope for study
Potential dark matter detection sparks hope in search for elusive substance Dark matter is invisible and makes up…
Rogue Planets Challenge Our Assumptions About Life in the Universe
In the early 2000s, scientists were scanning the skies for faint objects when they first began to come…
Largest-Ever Physics Survey Raises New Doubts About Our Model of the Universe
A global survey of physicists reveals strikingly little consensus on some of the deepest questions in modern physics,…
Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It.
The driving force behind our universe’s accelerated expansion remains one of the greatest mysteries in astronomy. While this…
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe’s Origins
In the very first moments of the universe, matter didn’t exist as we know today. A millionth of…