Is the universe really the same in every direction?
For a long time, scientists have believed that the universe looks the same no matter where you are or which direction you look.
This idea,...
Did astronomers just witness the formation of a “strange star”?
There are plenty of types of stars out there, but one stands out for being just a little weirder than the others.
You might even...
Webb telescope reveals birth of planets in a distant star system
Astronomers have taken a major step in understanding how planets form, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). A team led by University...
Hubble reveals key details about a massive star cluster
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have studied one of the largest young star clusters in our galaxy, Westerlund 1. Their findings, recently...
Scientists propose a new kind of black hole without a singularity
Black holes are one of the most mysterious objects in the universe. According to Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, black holes have something...
Scientists detect dark matter surrounding supermassive black holes in the early universe
An international team of researchers has found that dark matter dominates the halos of two supermassive black holes in galaxies nearly 13 billion light-years away. Their study,...
Scientists confirm a “super-earth” in the habitable zone of a nearby star
An international team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth—a planet larger than Earth but smaller than gas giants—orbiting within the habitable...
Scientists capture sharpest image of cosmic web in the early universe
An international team of astronomers has captured the most detailed image ever of a cosmic filament, a vast structure of gas stretching between two galaxies...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover captures stunning colorful clouds on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured breathtaking images of red and green-tinted clouds drifting across the Martian sky. These clouds, called noctilucent clouds (which means...
Astronomers discover the largest structure in the universe
Scientists have discovered the largest known structure in the universe, a massive superstructure named Quipu. This enormous cosmic formation weighs an astonishing 200 quadrillion...