What if you threw a paper airplane from the space station
Sometimes there are profound questions in life that must be answered, like “What is the meaning of existence?”, “Are we alone in the universe?”...
“Third Wheel” star brings companions closer together
When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our Sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion.
The stolen...
Dark matter could create dark dwarfs at the center of the Milky Way
Dark matter is one of Nature's most confounding mysteries.
It keeps particle physicists up at night and cosmologists glued to their supercomputer simulations.
We know it's...
Space ice isn’t just frozen water—it’s full of tiny crystals
Ice in space, long believed to be completely disordered like frozen water without structure, is turning out to be more complex.
New research from University...
Tiny space pebbles reveal the birth of new solar systems
Astronomers have taken a big step forward in understanding how solar systems like ours are born.
Using a special set of radio telescopes in the...
Scientists capture stunning image of a distant black hole jet
In a major breakthrough for astronomy, scientists have captured an incredibly detailed image of a powerful jet shooting out from a distant black hole.
This...
Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System
This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System.
First detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on July...
Scientists discover surprising star birth patterns in ancient galaxies
Astronomers are now getting an unprecedented look at what galaxies looked like when the Universe was still in its infancy.
Thanks to a new study...
Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright...
Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late on July 1, 2025.
The...
Old Hubble Space Telescope photos unlock the secret of a rogue planet
Astronomers have achieved a first in exoplanet hunting by using the Hubble Space Telescope images to investigate a mysterious event that could reveal the...