Dark matter may come from a hidden ‘mirror world,’ study finds
Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in science.
We know it exists—because it makes up about 80% of all matter in the universe...
Astronomers discover a monster black hole 36 billion times heavier than our Sun
Astronomers have just uncovered what may be the most massive black hole ever detected in the universe—an astonishing 36 billion times the mass of...
Can we launch a spacecraft to a black hole? This scientist says yes
It might sound like something out of science fiction: a tiny spacecraft, no heavier than a paperclip, launched from Earth and traveling at a...
Meet the universe’s oldest confirmed black hole—a monster from the dawn of time
Astronomers have just confirmed the most distant black hole ever found—so far away in both time and space that it offers a glimpse into...
Cosmic grapes reveal a juicy secret about galaxy formation
Astronomers have spotted something truly extraordinary in the early universe—a galaxy made up of clumps of stars that look like a bunch of cosmic...
How star-making clouds survive in the harsh outer regions of the Milky Way
The far edges of our galaxy might seem like quiet, empty places, but astronomers have discovered that even in these remote areas, massive clouds...
Cosmic crash in the Milky Way sparks new stars
A dramatic event in our galaxy may be giving birth to new stars.
A recent study led by Ph.D. student Dilda Berdikhan from the Xinjiang...
Some young stars are born crooked—and so are their solar systems
Scientists have long assumed that stars and the disks of gas and dust that form planets around them start out spinning in the same...
Giant star blows massive bubble, leaving astronomers stunned
Astronomers have spotted something extraordinary in our galaxy—a huge, expanding bubble of gas and dust around a red supergiant star.
It’s the largest bubble of...
Baby star fires cosmic blast—and gets hit by its own shockwave
Astronomers have spotted a rare and dramatic cosmic event: a baby star that fired off an enormous jet of energy, triggering an explosion—and then...