<![CDATA[ Latest from Space.com in Astrophysics ]]> https://www.space.com/science/astrophysics Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Astronomers spot 1st coronal mass ejection from an alien star — and that's bad news in the search for life ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/astronomers-spot-1st-coronal-mass-ejection-from-an-alien-star-and-thats-bad-news-in-the-search-for-life RNHedjTME6mnr9JB45MnBY Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:01:00 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:29:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 108 million degrees! Solar flares are far hotter than thought, study suggests ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/108-million-degrees-solar-flares-are-far-hotter-than-thought-study-suggests 7c6qPXSw4AccKNm4qcZw29 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:20:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronomers discover strange new type of supernova: 'This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone' ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/astronomers-discover-strange-new-type-of-supernova-this-is-the-first-time-we-have-seen-a-star-that-was-essentially-stripped-to-the-bone D7oSMp9Pz6k5CRcZrXzyKA Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:15:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronomers trace massive cosmic explosion back 12 billion years. 'This is the most distant event where we can directly see light escaping from around stars' ]]> https://www.space.com/astronomy/astronomers-trace-massive-cosmic-explosion-back-12-billion-years-this-is-the-most-distant-event-where-we-can-directly-see-light-escaping-from-around-stars N3UCmbHYX6dXmWMSb26ogi Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do the numbers that shape our universe exist at all? ]]> https://www.space.com/science/astrophysics/why-do-the-numbers-that-shape-our-universe-exist-at-all N2pUzffKiofHMobey5kKHo Fri, 23 May 2025 16:15:36 +0000 Fri, 23 May 2025 20:19:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ The physics of the universe appear to be fine-tuned for life. Why? ]]> https://www.space.com/science/astrophysics/the-physics-of-the-universe-appear-to-be-fine-tuned-for-life-why s9a4RDrikzKyT7egDjc2hb Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way 'twin' ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (image) ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-most-distant-and-earliest-milky-way-twin-ever-seen-meet-dragon-galaxy-zhulong-image fei5fYEJDYL5vxJhhCdoV Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:22:43 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:50:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ A gravitational war next door: The Large Magellanic Cloud is gradually destroying the Small Magellanic Cloud ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/a-gravitational-war-next-door-the-large-magellanic-cloud-is-gradually-destroying-the-small-magellanic-cloud N2mnT2BtoXpV7suZn8Voig Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:50:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch SpaceX, NASA launch SPHEREx and PUNCH science probes tonight after multiple delays (video) ]]> https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/nasa-launching-its-spherex-and-punch-space-missions-on-feb-28-how-to-watch-live REFECNjWkSe8Fouc34WvfU Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:50 +0000 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:24:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders ]]> https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasa-pauses-work-by-key-space-science-groups-amid-trump-executive-orders TjZaVveDrEfWUdGXAexGMk Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:47:45 +0000 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes/egg-shaped-galaxies-may-be-aligned-to-the-black-holes-at-their-hearts-astronomers-find FH9JQyYbNE7iS6C3ncgoY9 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Supergiant star Betelgeuse may have a 'Betelbuddy' ]]> https://www.space.com/betelbuddy-mysterious-dimming-betelgeuse-star F7uDcwzT8jNNAZhsSjBVV8 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:00:01 +0000 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:01:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to watch 'Solar System' online and from anywhere – Brian Cox's five-part series ]]> https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/watch-solar-system-online-and-on-tv 37sWw8TWfqrBFiPhzfB3iW Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:28:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth's upper atmosphere could hold a missing piece of the universe, new study hints ]]> https://www.space.com/upper-atmosphere-could-hold-mystery-of-the-universe mmJMXvxgHiFh5PLGSJwuYj Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:00:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ A star that exploded like a nuclear bomb is still raising questions half a century later ]]> https://www.space.com/hubble-binary-hm-sge hVQctmQe2vFWFTJdtAG3Yh Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes/black-holes-are-mysterious-yet-also-deceptively-simple-a-new-space-mission-may-help-physicists-answer-hairy-questions-about-these-astronomical-objects 9evvMJvoTt9j4HB3CjHEoS Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy ]]> https://www.space.com/the-universe/euclid-telescope-a-scientist-tells-us-of-his-quest-to-understand-the-nature-of-dark-matter-and-dark-energy mFrSqpbC8UBWWZsdtRHv6a Mon, 06 May 2024 14:00:02 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:46:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The boiling surface of giant star Betelgeuse may be creating an illusion ]]> https://www.space.com/betelgeuse-red-supergiant-star-surface-spin-illusion ae8U7x9ERDjvTNZR3t7hYo Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:00:04 +0000 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:50:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA's new UVEX mission will explore the ultraviolet universe ]]> https://www.space.com/nasa-uvex-mission-ultraviolet-universe-2030-launch tfHu4H9SLsKk6gSzzmBzVA Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:59:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Orbital resonance — the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits ]]> https://www.space.com/orbital-resonance-gravity-dance N7bL3ciXCPjakssKxK8pdF Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:00:01 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ What happens when neutron stars collide? 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And astronomers are excited. ]]> https://www.space.com/ghostly-circles-puzzle-astronomers MhWXuRy8XsZTydKs3Wb6G7 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:48:49 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Long March 11 rocket launches satellites to hunt gravitational waves ]]> https://www.space.com/china-long-march-11-rocket-launches-gravitational-waves-satellites 6Z8qhsrQyDNYvsWmsnxoeh Mon, 14 Dec 2020 23:23:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ A 'tsunami' for astrophysics: New Gaia data reveals the best map of our galaxy yet ]]> https://www.space.com/gaia-data-release-best-milky-way-galaxy-map-yet X9txMQ8dmPdEsv8haNAiQK Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:56:17 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:50:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why black holes are the scariest things in the universe ]]> https://www.space.com/black-holes-are-scariest-objects-in-universe.html NCmuvaKaD6WjKYaXJVR5WA Sat, 31 Oct 2020 12:21:54 +0000 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:56:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Something huge ripped the skin off this star before it died ]]> https://www.space.com/cassiopeia-a-skinned-supernova.html eQHAFJqhnDFX556skXyubS Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:17:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ What happens if black holes fall into wormholes? A new way to find out. ]]> https://www.space.com/black-holes-fall-into-wormholes-gravitational-waves.html ucHvEKScNreymFav7WgqTA Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:02:34 +0000 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:40:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Book excerpt: 'How to Die in Space' on the beauty and danger of nebulas ]]> https://www.space.com/how-to-die-in-space-book-excerpt-nebulas.html uu9CRBDSRZnxtGRhgX8KM6 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:48:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'How to Die in Space' explores the dangers of astrophysics ]]> https://www.space.com/how-to-die-in-space-book-paul-sutter-interview.html PRSZY7AYGJ9XC3bMEESMeg Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:47:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google doodle celebrates female Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt ]]> https://www.space.com/google-doodle-dilhan-eryurt-turkish-astronomer.html cN3zAmT8Xb86F3K7Cy2Ln7 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:45:22 +0000 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:50:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Origin of 'Mirach's Ghost' perplexes black hole scientists ]]> https://www.space.com/supermassive-black-hole-origin-mystery.html czJtTepQGzoH9LMwf2j4ib Sat, 18 Jul 2020 13:21:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ A huge cloud of invisible particles seems to be missing from the Milky Way ]]> https://www.space.com/sterile-neutrino-dark-matter-signal-missing-milky-way.html nnmiNMHKqrHoNa9Qn42Nja Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:07:44 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:08:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The universe may have been filled with supermassive black holes at the dawn of time ]]> https://www.space.com/early-universe-black-hole-blazar-galaxy-discovey.html kWgGdBUGaiS3yfcyArk3DH Sun, 15 Mar 2020 12:44:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Something strange is going on with the North Star ]]> https://www.space.com/north-star-cepheid-mystery.html dbGstMq93mvk6aKHc8JNZU Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:19:03 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:24:36 +0000