Exoplanets dance around distant star in stunning 12-year timelapse (video) By Elizabeth Howell published 31 January 23 A new video shows us 12 years in the lives of orbiting exoplanets, crunched down to just a few dramatic seconds.
New cosmic map reveals the universe's matter isn't as 'clumpy' as it should be By Robert Lea published 31 January 23 Scientists have released one of the most accurate maps of the universe's matter ever created, featuring precise measurements of its distribution throughout the cosmos.
Faraway blue star cluster shines in Hubble Space Telescope photo By Doris Elin Urrutia published 31 January 23 Stars can come in an array of shapes, sizes, ages and colors. But in the case of NGC 2031, the context doesn't quite match the colors.
No, the Big Bang theory is not 'broken.' Here's how we know. By Paul Sutter published 30 January 23 Researchers confirmed that the distant galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope are, indeed, perfectly compatible with our modern understanding of cosmology.
Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning red view of the Soul Nebula By Robert Lea published 29 January 23 A spectacular new image shows the Soul Nebula infused with red light, highlighting a tadpole-like dense region of gas.
Almost anyone can become an amateur astronomer. What will you find? By Paul Sutter published 29 January 23 Want to become a published astronomer? All it takes is a spare telescope, or at least a decent internet connection, and plenty of patience.
Scientists spot 1st gamma-ray eclipses from strange 'spider' star systems By Robert Lea published 27 January 23
Galactic collisions act as a 'cosmic delivery service' for hungry monster black holes By Robert Lea published 27 January 23 Astronomers may finally know what delivers the gas that feeds the powerful phenomena surrounding active black holes.
SpaceX and astronomers come to agreement on reducing Starlink astronomy impact By John Loeffler published 26 January 23 The National Science Foundation and SpaceX have come to an agreement on how to mitigate the damage to ground-based astronomy that Starlink satellites present.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers coldest interstellar ice ever seen By Sharmila Kuthunur published 24 January 23 Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discover a rich catalog of frigid interstellar ice in the depths of a dark, dense molecular cloud.
Astronomers capture radio signal from ancient galaxy at record-breaking distance By Robert Lea published 20 January 23 Astronomers have detected a radio signal from the most distant galaxy yet. The special radio wavelength could indicate that scientists are ready to investigate how stars formed in the early universe.
Ancient 'guest star' may mark rare collision of stellar corpses By Sharmila Kuthunur published 19 January 23 Centuries after Chinese and Japanese astronomers spotted a bright light in their skies, astronomers have pinned it to a stellar collision that unleashed a rare supernova 850 years ago.
Astronomers weighed our Milky Way, and it's lighter than expected By Briley Lewis published 19 January 23 Fast radio bursts are still a mystery, but new observations of this strange phenomenon may actually help astronomers learn more about our own galactic neighborhood.
3.3 billion Milky Way objects revealed by colossal astronomical survey By Robert Lea published 18 January 23 A new survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane has revealed an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects, including towering gas clouds and billions of stars.
Newfound ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are 'pristine fossils of the early universe' By Robert Lea published 18 January 23 Three newly discovered ultra-faint dwarf galaxies could offer clues to the conditions in the early universe and to the nature of dark matter.
Black holes at galactic centers blast out 10 times more light than previously thought By Tereza Pultarova published 18 January 23 Black holes residing at the center of galaxies produce way more energy than scientists previously thought, a new study has revealed.
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers starbirth clues at 'cosmic noon' for 33,000 young stars By Sharmila Kuthunur published 17 January 23 The latest image clicked by James Webb Space Telescope sheds light on how early stars formed during cosmic noon — more than 10 billion years ago.
New Tarantula Nebula mosaic captures spectacular star formation By Samantha Mathewson published 17 January 23 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up to provide a stunning new view of the robust star-forming region known as the Tarantula Nebula.
Milky Way's 'poor old heart' could reveal how our galaxy formed By Elizabeth Rayne published 17 January 23 Through what they call "galactic archaeology," astronomers trained an AI to detect the oldest stars hiding in the Milky Way's core.
'Impossible' neutron stars could explain strange flashes By Keith Cooper published 16 January 23 Neutron-star mergers could create hypermassive neutron stars that are the fastest spinning stars in the universe.
