Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way’s future
A UQ survey studied the evolution of twin spiral galaxies about 3 billion years ahead of the Milky Way and Andromeda in merging.
It found...
NASA’s Perseverance rover delivers one of its clearest views yet of Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured one of its sharpest and most breathtaking panoramas of Mars so far, thanks to an unusually clear day on...
Astronomers capture rare birth of black hole activity
A recent discovery by a team of astronomers centres on a galaxy cluster called CHIPS 1911+4455, located an incredible 6 billion light-years from Earth.
At...
Astronomers uncover rare cosmic recipe behind mysterious “little red dots”
Astronomers may have found a new explanation for one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) most puzzling discoveries—tiny, distant galaxies known as “little...
Scientists may have found where the universe’s missing sulfur is hiding
For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a strange mystery in space: where is all the sulfur?
This element, essential for life on Earth and...
Scientists discover new liquids that could support life on other worlds
For decades, scientists searching for life beyond Earth have focused on one key requirement: liquid water.
Since water is essential for life here, it has...
Astronomers watch a giant black hole “wake up” for the first time
Astronomers have caught a rare cosmic event in action—a supermassive black hole “waking up” after a long period of inactivity. Using the Very Long...
Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst ever
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) last around a millisecond and in doing so encode otherwise unattainable information on the plasma which permeates our Universe, providing...
Scientists trace light from a black hole 13.3 billion years in the past
Astronomers have confirmed the most distant black hole ever discovered, giving us a rare glimpse into the early universe.
This enormous black hole, along with...
Scientists discover possible planet around closest sun-like star to Earth
In a thrilling development, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A—one of the...