Latest articles by Robert Lea
Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.
Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter."
"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."
NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected the supernova wreckage of a dead star that erupted 1,700 years ago and ejected debris at 2 million miles per hour.
Scientists think a new framework for quantum gravity could offer clues about a mysterious 5th fundamental force of nature.
"We were totally amazed when we noticed this mass and size range of planet formation."
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of "little red dots" in the early universe.
Using just a pen and paper, a team of scientists has calculated how space and time could crystallize to form tiny black holes.
"This wind is unlike anything on Earth."
"We can now undertake a more complete census of how black holes develop over time and infer their role in shaping galaxy evolution."
After searching for 50 years, astronomers have finally discovered powerful winds blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy.
New research suggests primordial black holes born during the Big Bang could live much longer than previously estimated — long enough to become energy-spewing white holes.
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of magnetic worlds beyond the solar system thanks to their high-speed, violent winds, representing a major step forward in exoplanet research.
How do you weigh a planet you can't see? Astronomers may have the answer and it involves "reading between the rings," the bright beautiful structures exoplanets create.
This could change our understanding of how the cosmic titans collide.
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can devour their own planets.
"It's a paradigm shift, a total revisiting of the classical scenarios of how black holes form and grow."
"We have never observed such a high-energy neutrino before, and if it turns out to come from cosmic accelerators like blazars, it would give us new insight into how these objects can emit particles at energies beyond what we previously expected."
"The mystery is not solved."
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray spacecraft has observed a super-bright, supercharged supernova explosion powered up by the creation of a highly magnetic dead star, or magnetar.
"The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it."
TESS has released its most complete view of the sky over Earth, revealing the location of 6,000 potential worlds beyond the solar system.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the "cosmic web" of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.
