Mysterious Comet Might Explain a Signal Beamed at Earth 48 Years Ago
You may be familiar with the famous “Wow!” signal. If you’re not familiar with the story, back in…
Scientists Capture Image of Plasma Jet From Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have captured the clearest image ever of the vast, powerful jet of matter erupting from the supermassive…
Woman ‘absolutely surprised’ after zooming in on ‘fireball falling to Earth’
Sarah filmed the mysterious sight while on her way to work in LondonNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and…
The main asteroid belt of our solar system is slowly disappearing
The main asteroid belt in our solar system is located between Mars and Jupiter. And although it is…
What’s next for comet 3I/ATLAS? How far it is from Earth, sun
The discovery that 3I/ATLAS is making a short journey into and out of our solar system has sparked…
Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
Scientists Find Cosmic “Fingerprints” of Mysterious Dark Matter
Rutgers researchers have mapped hidden patterns of dark matter by studying distant star-forming galaxies, uncovering clues about how…
Mission Impossible? Asteroid the Size of a House Poses New Challenge for Hayabusa2
An artist’s impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26.…
When is the next Starship launch? SpaceX announces date for flight 11
Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company is gearing for its fifth flight test of 2025 for a spacecraft that…
What Lies Within? New Image From a Mysterious Galaxy Asks Big Questions
A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…
Dynamical dark energy in light of the DESI DR2 baryonic acoustic oscillations measurements
Efstathiou, G., Sutherland, W. J. & Maddox, S. J. The cosmological constant and cold dark matter. Nature 348,…
10 Wild Things Astronomers Discovered While Chasing Something Else
More often than not, astronomers have a specific something they’re looking for when searching the cosmos. But the…