Latest articles by Robert Lea
The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard provides an intriguing way of studying event horizons, the boundaries at which nothing can escape the grip of these cosmic titans.
Astronomers have discovered two "super-puff" exoplanets orbiting the same star that have densities lower than cotton candy, making them the lightest worlds ever seen.
The ESA's dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.
"This discovery provides a crucial insight into how planets form even around massive, eccentric objects."
The expansion of the universe is still accelerating under the influence of dark energy, despite recent claims to the contrary averting a cosmological crisis, according to new research.
Scientists have discovered that dying stars don't go down without a fight, with red giants spitting out blobs of plasma and receiving a corresponding "kick."
The Orion A region has never looked as colorful and vibrant.
New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
"If confirmed, Shadow Blaster would be the first-ever individual dusty star-forming galaxy directly linked to a high-energy neutrino event."
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that one of the coldest exoplanets ever discovered, the so-called Pink Planet, harbors a salty surprise.
"That's what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery."
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.