Astronomers spot rare star explosion triggered by a black hole
Astronomers have spotted one of the strangest space explosions ever recorded — a massive star blowing up while trying to swallow a black hole.
This...
Quantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane
A US military spaceplane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025. Much...
Webb Telescope Rules out Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d
TRAPPIST-1 d has long fascinated astronomers as a possible Earth-like world beyond our solar system.
It is rocky, close to Earth in size, and sits...
Scientists find Earth-like water in a distant comet
Scientists have discovered that water from a rare comet is almost identical to the water in Earth’s oceans, offering strong new evidence that comets...
Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way’s future
A UQ survey studied the evolution of twin spiral galaxies about 3 billion years ahead of the Milky Way and Andromeda in merging.
It found...
NASA’s Perseverance rover delivers one of its clearest views yet of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured one of its sharpest and most breathtaking panoramas of Mars so far, thanks to an unusually clear day on...
Astronomers capture rare birth of black hole activity
A recent discovery by a team of astronomers centres on a galaxy cluster called CHIPS 1911+4455, located an incredible 6 billion light-years from Earth.
At...
Astronomers uncover rare cosmic recipe behind mysterious “little red dots”
Astronomers may have found a new explanation for one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) most puzzling discoveries—tiny, distant galaxies known as “little...
Scientists may have found where the universe’s missing sulfur is hiding
For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a strange mystery in space: where is all the sulfur?
This element, essential for life on Earth and...
Scientists discover new liquids that could support life on other worlds
For decades, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one key requirement: liquid water.
Since water is essential for life here, it has...