Glitch in neutron star reveals its hidden secrets
Neutron stars are not only the densest objects in the Universe, but they also rotate very fast and regularly.
Until they suddenly don’t.
The “glitch” happens...
Young Jupiter was smacked head-on by massive planet
Jupiter's core may still be reeling from collision 4.5 billion years ago.
A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early...
How many Earth-like planets are around sun-like stars?
A new study provides the most accurate estimate of the frequency that planets that are similar to Earth in size and in distance from...
8 million of virtual universes reveal how galaxies form
Scientists generated millions of different universes on a supercomputer, each of which obeyed different physical theories for how galaxies should form.
Observing real galaxies in...
Scientists find a new way to search for life in the universe
Fluorescent glow may reveal hidden life in the cosmos.
Astronomers have uncovered a new way of searching for life in the cosmos.
Harsh ultraviolet radiation flares...
Earth may have been pummeled with asteroids much earlier than we thought
Welcome to the early solar system.
Just after the planets formed more than 4.5 billion years ago, our cosmic neighborhood was a chaotic place.
Waves of...
Glitch in neutron star reveals its hidden secrets
Neutron stars are not only the densest objects in the Universe, but they rotate very fast and regularly.
Until they don't.
Occasionally these neutron stars start...
Scientists find a monster black hole with 40 billion times the mass of the...
If contemplating the vast size of astronomical objects makes you feel rather puny and insignificant, then this new discovery will make you feel positively...
Scientists show true colors of evolving galactic beasts
Astronomers have identified a rare moment in the life of some of the universe's most energetic objects.
Quasars were first observed 60 years ago, but...
Dark matter may be older than the big bang, says new study
Dark matter may have existed before the Big Bang, according to a new study.
Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the...