A thin atmosphere on a small world beyond Pluto
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Scientists Uncover the Surprising Source of Strange Clouds Near the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a massive binary star near the center of the Milky Way may be…
James Webb Telescope Reveals the Universe’s Hidden Cosmic Web in Stunning Detail
A slice through the COSMOS-Web cosmic-web map, showing galaxies across nearly 14 billion years of cosmic history. The…
With a power of 10,000 suns, jets emitted by a black hole were measured for the first time
The universe contains many mysterious and powerful objects. This is the case for black holes, which are celestial…
Astronomers Stunned by Ancient Galaxy With No Spin
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a massive galaxy from the early universe that appears…
Massive black hole from the early universe has astronomers looking back to the Big Bang
Far back in cosmic time, one small red object is refusing to behave. Abell 2744–QSO1 appears just 700…
NASA’s Webb telescope reveals a spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture…
Light Pollution Increased 16% Between 2014 and 2022, Study Finds
NASA data showing light pollution increasing over time. Humans have been observing the night sky since the ancient…
Explore 25 Incredible Photos of the Milky Way Captured Around the World — Colossal
Organized by Capture the Atlas, the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year saw a record number of…
This Tiny World in the Outer Solar System Should Be Airless, but It Has an Atmosphere
Artist’s conception of this research showing an imagined time sequence as a star passes behind a TNO with…
Gravitational-wave constraints on the pair-instability mass gap and nuclear burning in massive stars
Gravitational-wave observations of binary black holes have opened a new window onto massive-star evolution1,2,3,4,5, but population inferences remain…
CIGaRS I: combined simulation-based inference from type Ia supernovae and host photometry
Unified forward modelling of galaxies and type Ia supernovae CIGaRS is a unified forward model for type Ia…