Scientists discover the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen
Astronomers have discovered the smallest and most massive white dwarf ever seen.
The smoldering cinder, which formed when two less massive white dwarfs merged, is...
Scientists detect black holes swallow neutron stars like ‘Pac Man’ for the first time
Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, "like Pac Man", in a discovery documenting the collision of the two...
Scientists detect a new type of supernova
Astronomers have observed the first example of a new type of supernova.
The discovery, confirming a prediction made four decades ago, could lead to new...
Dark matter might be behind mysterious, supermassive black holes in the early universe
When astronomers use telescopes to look back in time—toward objects in the universe whose light is only now reaching earth after billions of years—they...
Aliens in 2034 nearby star systems could use the transit method to see Earth
For centuries, human beings have speculated about the existence of planetary systems (much like our own) orbiting other stars.
However, it has only been in...
Comet strike may have sparked key shift in human civilization
A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilization, research suggests.
Possibly...
Earth-like conditions on other planets much rarer than thought, shows study
A new analysis of known exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought.
The work focuses...
Life in these star-systems could have found backlit Earth
Scientists at Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History have identified 2,034 nearby star-systems - within the small cosmic distance of 326...
Scientists trace dust grain’s journey through newborn solar system
New study reveals clues about the origin of crystals that formed more than 4.5 billion years ago.
Scientists have reconstructed in unprecedented detail the history...
‘Pack ice’ tectonics reveal Venus’ geological secrets
A new analysis of Venus' surface shows evidence of tectonic motion in the form of crustal blocks that have jostled against each other like...