Scientists show how to narrow the hunt for merging giant black holes
Somewhere in the universe, enormous black holes are circling each other so slowly that their motion can’t be…
New observations show that Jupiter is smaller than expected
The largest planet in our solar system may actually be smaller than we thought. New measurements taken by NASA’s…
Particle accelerator helps reveal lost 2,000-year-old Greek star map
Ancient Greek astronomers made important observations regarding the night sky long before the first telescope was invented in…
Scientists trace 3,000-light year cosmic jet to first black hole ever imaged
Scientists have traced a 3,000-light-year-long cosmic jet streaming out from the first black hole ever imaged to its…
NASA telescopes spot surprisingly mature cluster in early Universe
Astronomers at The University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new cosmic…
An ultra-high-resolution map of (dark) matter
Massey, R. et al. The Shear Testing Programme 2: factors affecting high-precision weak-lensing analyses. Mon. Not. R. Astron.…
Is Betelgeuse about to explode into a supernova? Astronomers finally have an answer
Between late 2019 and early 2020, the red supergiant Betelgeuse showed signs of weakening that led many to…
Supermassive black hole grows 13 times faster than cosmic speed limits
Japanese astronomers have discovered an extraordinary supermassive black hole in the early universe that is growing at a…
A practical Bayesian method for gravitational-wave ringdown analysis with multiple modes
Abbott, B. P. et al. Observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger. Phys. Rev. Lett.…
Scientists Discover Bizarre Form Of Water That’s Both Solid And Liquid
Dark, cold, and whipped by supersonic winds, ice giant Neptune is the eighth and most distant planet in…
Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star
Press Release 12 January 2026 Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with…
how Earth’s final days will unfold, according to science
The Sun will one day swell into a red giant, turning Earth into a dry, lifeless world. Belén…