Astronomers detect ultrabright radio flashes in our own galaxy for the first time
Fast radio bursts are extremely bright flashes of energy that last for a fraction of a second, during which they can blast out more...
Scientists find new way to see dark matter
A small team of astronomers have found a new way to 'see' the elusive dark matter haloes that surround galaxies, with a new technique...
Scientists reveal some mystery of fast radio bursts from the universe
In the vast universe, some extremely strong radio waves occasionally blink, with duration of only milliseconds.
Such fast radio bursts were discovered by astronomers in...
Scientists unlock mysterious cause of fast radio bursts from our Galaxy
A suite of radio antennas, including those making up Caltech's STARE2 (Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission 2) project, together with other ground- and...
Scientists find supersonic winds, rocky rains on this lava exoplanet
Among the most extreme planets discovered beyond the edges of our solar system are lava planets:
Fiery hot worlds that circle so close to their...
Mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ may hide in dark corner of space
The search for Planet Nine — a hypothesized ninth planet in our solar system — may come down to pinpointing the faintest orbital trails...
How some massive stars become isolated in the universe
A pair of University of Michigan studies reveals how some massive stars--stars eight or more times the mass of our sun--become isolated in the...
Scientists find the birth locations of Saturn and Jupiter
An additional planet between Saturn and Uranus was kicked out of the Solar System in its infancy.
New work led by Carnegie's Matt Clement reveals...
This is the most detailed family portrait for black holes to date
Astronomers have produced the most detailed family portrait of black holes to date, offering new clues as to how black holes form.
Intense analysis of...
Tiny moon shadows may have hidden stores of ice, says study
Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than scientists once suspected, according to new research led...