Scientists may have witnessed the birth of a supermassive black hole in galaxy ‘infinity’
In a discovery that could change how we understand the universe, a team of astronomers led by Yale’s Pieter van Dokkum has found what...
Rare visitor from another star system captured by Hawaiian Telescope
Astronomers have spotted a cosmic traveler passing through our Solar System — only the third of its kind ever discovered.
Using the powerful Gemini North...
A rare object found deep in the Kuiper Belt
Despite the powerful telescopes that modern astronomers have to work with, the distant reaches of the Solar System are still mysterious.
Not much sunlight pierces...
Hidden cloud in the Milky Way reveals new clues about star birth
Astronomers have discovered a massive and previously unknown cloud of gas and dust in a quiet corner of our Milky Way galaxy.
This hidden structure,...
Scientists watch giant planet spiral toward fiery doom
Astronomers have discovered that a distant giant planet, known as TOI-2109b, is in a dramatic death spiral, slowly falling toward its star in a...
Scientists discover rare space rock dancing in sync with Neptune
Astronomers have discovered a rare space object far beyond Neptune that moves in perfect rhythm with the giant planet.
The object, named 2020 VN40, belongs...
This planet’s death spiral could teach us a lesson about rocky exoplanets
Astronomers have detected a massive, Ultra-Hot Jupiter that's getting dangerously close to its star.
It's more massive than Jupiter and orbits its star more quickly...
Scientists discover a giant young planet in a unique double star system
Astronomers have discovered a young gas giant planet orbiting one star in a fascinating double star system—while the other star still has a disk...
Could life begin on Titan? NASA study finds clues in Saturn’s mysterious moon
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may hold clues about how life could begin in places very different from Earth.
According to new NASA research, tiny, cell-like...
We may live in a giant cosmic void—and it could solve a big mystery
Astronomers now think Earth and our Milky Way galaxy might be sitting in a giant, mysterious "cosmic void"—a huge region of space that is...