This ‘impossible’ black hole merger may be explained by a warp in spacetime
A “forbidden” merger between two massive black holes may not have been quite as impossible as previously thought.…
Astronomers discover two stars that joined together to form a binary system just 60 years ago
Using the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) radio telescope, astronomers have watched as two stars come together to…
See the highest-resolution footage of a black hole jet ever taken, thanks to AI and 27 years of observations
Astronomers just dropped a video 27 years in the making: the highest-definition animation of a gargantuan black hole…
NASA’s newly launched Roman Space Telescope will ‘directly’ image exoplanets. But what does that mean?
A brand new observatory began its tenure on Aug. 30 — it’s called the Nancy Grace Roman Space…
Two Artemis II crew are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA after historic mission
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Science says we’re not special. But here’s why that could be wrong – and why we should be thankful we’ve not been swallowed by the Sun
We’re not special. If astronomy has taught us anything over the last few centuries, it’s this: rather than…
About 70 young stars sit inside one dark knot of gas in the Carina Nebula: ESA’s Webb Picture of the Month for August 2026 shows the Treasure Chest globule, 7,500 light years off, lit by a 19-solar-mass O-type star
About 70 young stars are packed inside a single dark knot of gas and dust in the Carina…
Eclipse Space unveils three satellite platforms and Gama power partnership
TAMPA, Fla. — Manufacturing startup Eclipse Space has unveiled its CitraSat, SliceSat and SurgeSat satellite platforms, designed to…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is bursting with methanol
Comet 3I/ATLAS is continuing to surprise astronomers. New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which…
Scientists Are Still Trying To Understand How the Moon Formed
The Giant Impact Hypothesis says that about 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized world named Theia slammed into…
‘Keep pushing, never fear hardships,’ Hong Kong’s first astronaut tells students
Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will deliver a live lesson from space to students and teachers at…
From the Corps to the Cosmos, featuring Jaden Caradine
Jaden Caradine knew he wanted to be an engineer at eight years old. He just took a winding…