Thousands of planets may be around a supermassive black hole
"I have seen the dark universe yawning,
Where the black planets roll without aim;
Where they roll in their horror unheeding, without knowledge or lustre or...
How to make the world’s most powerful neutrino beam
Scientists on Nov. 14 broke ground on an innovative experiment that aims to answer some of the biggest questions about the universe.
The Long-Baseline Neutrino...
Scientists discover highest-energy light from a gamma-ray burst
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the cosmos.
These explosive events last a fraction of a second to several minutes and emit the...
Scientists find evidence of missing neutron star
Astronomers uncover the relic at the heart of Supernova 1987A that has been hidden for over 30 years.
The leftovers from a spectacular supernova that...
The Universe isn’t flat – it’s curved
The current cosmological scenario, based on inflation, dark matter, and a cosmological constant, seems unable to fit all observations.” --Dr Eleonora Di Valentino
A new...
Milky Way’s big black hole hurls star to infinity and beyond
An international study has discovered a star travelling at more than six million km/h through the Milky Way after being flung from the centre...
Are we alone’? Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable
In order to search for life in outer space, astronomers first need to know where to look.
A new Northwestern University study will help astronomers...
Interstellar buckyballs may come from dying stars, says study
New research may explain how “buckyballs”—complex carbon molecules with a soccer-ball-like structure—form in space.
Carbon 60, or C60 for short, (the official name is Buckminsterfullerene)...
At Jezero crater, Mars mineral may preserve signs of ancient life
Jezero crater, where NASA plans to land a new Mars rover next year, is home to the remains of an ancient river delta.
Researchers...
Scientists finally solve the mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs
Scientists have long been puzzled by the existence of so-called "buckyballs" - complex carbon molecules with a soccer-ball-like structure - throughout interstellar space.
Now, a...