New Class of Ancient Star System Discovered Hiding in Our Galaxy
A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high-resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also predict…
The Shocking Twist in the Search for Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon
An artist’s impression of plumes erupting onto the surface of Enceladus. Its fellow moon Titan is seen in…
This Star’s Violent Feeding Frenzy May End in a Blinding Supernova
A doomed star system is hurtling toward a supernova that could light up Earth’s sky. Credit: Shutterstock Astronomers…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
Cosmic Wonders Abound in the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest — Colossal
From aurora borealis to the Milky Way to distant nebulae, cosmic phenomena induces wonder like little else. When…
Five night sky events Scots shouldn’t miss this autumn
From meteor showers to supermoons, these celestial events are worth catching as the days grow shorter.We have two…
The signature of subgalactic dark matter clumping in the global 21-cm signal of hydrogen
Carniani, S. et al. Spectroscopic confirmation of two luminous galaxies at a redshift of 14. Nature 633, 318–322…
Mysterious “Universe Breaker” Red Dots Could Be Black Holes in Disguise
Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the…
Gravitational waves help scientists measure newborn black hole’s ‘kick’
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous…
Scientists Just Found a Way to Simulate the Universe on a Laptop
Two ‘fans’ corresponding to the two main areas DESI has observed, above and below the plane of our…
Life on Earth May Be Thanks to a Lucky Planetary Collision
Artistic illustration of the early formation phase of the Solar System. At that time, the young Sun (in…
“Like Nothing Anyone Has Ever Seen Before” – Bizarre Supernova Stuns Scientists
For the first time, astronomers have seen the inner layers of a star revealed in its final moments.…