Scientists suggest new dimension to understand dark matter
As its name suggests, dark matter -- material which makes up about 85% of the mass in the universe -- emits no light, eluding...
Space junk: Houston, we have a problem
Humans have left an absolute mess in space but no one wants to clean it up.
When we think of space, we think big and...
This ‘oddball supernova’ appears strangely cool before exploding
A curiously yellow star has caused astrophysicists to reevaluate what’s possible within our universe.
Led by Northwestern University, the international team used NASA’s Hubble Space...
Dark Energy Survey releases most precise look yet at the universe’s evolution
The Dark Energy Survey collaboration announced it has created the largest-ever maps of the distribution and shapes of galaxies, tracing both ordinary and dark...
Scientists develop new framework for searching for biosignatures in exoplanets
Planning ahead is something astronomy and space exploration excels at.
Decadal surveys and years of engineering effort for missions give the field a much longer...
Scientists discover giant planets in the stellar suburbs
In the neighborhood that makes up our solar system, the giant planets—Jupiter and Saturn—reside in the chilly outer regions, while smaller planets tend to...
Astronomer reveals never-before-seen detail of the center of our galaxy
New research by University of Massachusetts Amherst astronomer Daniel Wang reveals, with unprecedented clarity, details of violent phenomena in the center of our galaxy.
The...
New finding challenges current theories on how galaxies grow
Three dozen dwarf galaxies far from each other had a simultaneous "baby boom" of new stars, an unexpected discovery that challenges current theories on...
Our Milky Way is not unusual, shows study
Detailed cross-section of another galaxy reveals surprising similarities to our home.
The first detailed cross-section of a galaxy broadly similar to the Milky Way reveals...
Do supermassive black holes merge to form binary systems?
At the center of most galaxies are black holes so massive — up to several billion times the mass of our sun — that...