Gaia reveals Milky Way’s last major collision was surprisingly recent
Our Milky Way galaxy has a history of colliding with other galaxies.
The European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has now revealed that the last...
Mysterious black holes might be clues to dark matter
Did you know that for every kilogram of visible matter in the universe, there are 5 kilograms of invisible matter?
This mysterious "dark matter" can't...
Earliest metal discovery challenges our understanding of first galaxies
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting carbon in a galaxy that existed just 350 million years after the Big Bang.
This is the...
Scientists discover the slowest-spinning neutron star
Australian scientists from the University of Sydney and CSIRO have discovered a neutron star spinning more slowly than any other known neutron star.
This remarkable...
Scientists find new ways to detect high-frequency gravitational waves
A team of researchers, led by Professor Tao Liu from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has proposed a new method to...
Webb Telescope’s quest to find habitable planets
Exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system, are common in our galaxy.
Some of these planets orbit in the "habitable zone" of their star, a...
Astronomers overcome Earth’s atmosphere to capture clear radio images
An international team of researchers led by astronomers from Leiden University in the Netherlands has achieved a groundbreaking feat by producing the first clear...
A strange intermittent radio signal from space has astronomers puzzled
When astronomers turn our radio telescopes out towards space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of radio waves originating from across the vast expanse of...
Scientists achieve first metal 3D printing on International Space Station
In a groundbreaking achievement, the first metal 3D printing has been successfully completed on the International Space Station (ISS).
This historic event took place last...
Scientists unlock the secrets of aurorae across planets
The mesmerizing aurorae, known as the Northern and Southern Lights on Earth, have captivated humans for centuries.
Between May 10 and 12, 2024, a spectacular...