How the Milky Way stole an enormous gas halo from our dwarf neighbors
There is a huge halo of gas circling our Galaxy with the mass of a billion Suns.
Stripped from the two dwarf Magellanic galaxies that...
Carbon-rich exoplanets could be made of diamonds, says study
As missions like NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, TESS and Kepler continue to provide insights into the properties of exoplanets (planets around other stars), scientists...
Rare meteorites show transport of material in early solar system
As the solar system was forming billions of years ago, the planet Jupiter carved a gap in the disk of dust and gas around...
Scientists discover brand new type of black hole
The discovery challenges prior understanding of how the mysterious cosmic objects are formed across the universe.
The researchers identified an intermediate mass black hole.
The discovery...
Scientists discover debris from stellar explosion after 400 years
Material blasting away from the site of an exploded star has been recorded traveling at speeds faster than 20 million miles per hour —...
Scientists discover a warped disc torn apart by stars in a triple Tatooine-like system
A new study has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with...
Scientists detect the most massive black hole collision to date
The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists from The...
Scientists develop dustbuster for moon astronauts
Future moon astronauts may one day be able to step into an electric-beam shower to clean sticky dust off of their spacesuits and equipment.
A...
Scientists examined calcium-rich supernova with X-rays for the first time
Most of the calcium in the universe — including the very calcium in our teeth and bones — was created in the last gasp...
Cosmic rays may soon hinder quantum computing
An MIT study reports that incoming cosmic rays may limit qubit performance, impeding progress in quantum computing.
The practicality of quantum computing hangs on the...