New nuclear clock method may help detect mysterious dark matter
For nearly a century, scientists have been trying to find dark matter—the invisible substance that seems to make up about 80% of all matter...
Astronomers witness the birth of a new solar system for the first time
For the first time in history, scientists have caught a glimpse of a brand-new solar system just as it begins to form around a...
Astronomers spot unusual magnetic field around a massive young protostar
Stars of all ages and masses emit electromagnetic energy in different ways, and these emissions attract the attention of astronomers.
Each of these emissions is...
Giant cosmic cloud reveals supersonic web of gas in deep space
Astronomers have uncovered a surprisingly wild and tangled network of gas filaments inside a giant cloud far out in our Milky Way galaxy.
This discovery,...
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...