I’m in therapy for my 14-hour-a-day phone addiction and I’m determined to beat it
Marios says his phone helps numb the loneliness he sometimes feels/BBC Marios’s phone pings and lights up. He’s…
AI Cracks the Secrets of How the Universe’s Heaviest Elements Are Forged
Artist’s impression of a neutron star merger. Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital, Inc. A machine learning-powered simulation is…
Astronomers Find Four Separate Generations of Stars in ‘Globular Cluster’ Terzan 5
A globular cluster typically has only one ancient star population. New data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space…
Astronomers May Have Found Supernova Remnant near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers identified a possible remnant of ancient stellar explosion…
New image of the Crystal Ball Nebula captures the ‘spectacular’ throes of a dying star
A new image showcases a dazzling celestial object — a star, paired with another, in the throes of…
Star in nearby binary system engulfed its own planets, evidence suggests
Astronomers believe they may have found evidence that one star in a faraway binary system may have eaten…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
Astronomers may have discovered one of the rarest explosions in the universe
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An illustration showing a neutron star and another star. By studying a supernova that…
Dying star resembles a billowing crystal ball in new telescope photo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A dying star has never looked so lovely. The Gemini North Telescope atop Hawaii’s tallest peak,…
In the United Arab Emirates’ darkest spot, the Milky Way appears as revelation
AL QUAA DESERT, United Arab Emirates — The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the…
9 Incredible Stargazing Events Happening This June and the Exact Times You Need to Look Up
Summer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere this month, bringing with it balmy evenings that invite us to…
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:…