Scientists find a new class of cosmic explosions
Astronomers have found two objects that, added to a strange object discovered in 2018, constitute a new class of cosmic explosions.
The new type of...
Astronomers create cloud atlas for hot, Jupiter-like exoplanets
Giant planets in our solar system and circling other stars have exotic clouds unlike anything on Earth.
The gas giants orbiting close to their stars...
New infrared telescope could spot cosmic hidden treasures
A new infrared telescope, to be designed and built by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU), will monitor the entire southern sky in...
Astronomers capture a super-rare giant ring galaxy
Astronomers have captured an image of a super-rare type of galaxy - described as a "cosmic ring of fire" - as it existed 11...
Supermassive black holes thrive under pressure
When distant galaxies combine and form clusters, they create a highly pressurized environment.
A Yale-led study has discovered that supermassive black holes thrive in...
Milky way’s satellite galaxies may shed light on dark matter
Two new studies have revealed more about the galaxies that orbit around the Milky Way.
They include evidence that large satellite galaxies can bring their...
Scientists find twinkling heart of Milky Way
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*.
The team...
How cosmic rays may have shaped early life
Before there were animals, bacteria or even DNA on Earth, self-replicating molecules were slowly evolving their way from simple matter to life beneath a...
New decoder could help search for habitable exoplanet
After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell astronomers have developed a practical model – an environmental color...
Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets
Planets exactly like Earth may not be best places to look for alien life, study finds.
Researchers across the globe have long tackled the question:...