The universe’s first monster: Astronomers confirm earliest known black hole
Astronomers have confirmed the most distant black hole ever found, giving us a glimpse of one of the universe’s very first cosmic giants.
The discovery...
Astronomers find first signs of a third object behind merging black holes
Black holes are already some of the strangest objects in the universe, but a new discovery suggests that when two of them collide, there...
Scientists use geometry to uncover the shape of the universe
What do the tiniest building blocks of matter and the vast structure of the universe have in common?
According to new research, both can be...
Astronomers capture the “eye of Sauron” in deep space
like the fiery “Eye of Sauron” from The Lord of the Rings.
But this isn’t fantasy—it’s a cosmic jet powered by a supermassive black hole,...
Aliens, exoplanets, and big promises: How the story of life in space is told
For centuries, people have wondered if life exists beyond Earth. Astrobiology, the science of studying life in the universe, tries to answer some of...
Astronomers spot rare star explosion triggered by a black hole
Astronomers have spotted one of the strangest space explosions ever recorded — a massive star blowing up while trying to swallow a black hole.
This...
Quantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane
A US military spaceplane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025. Much...
Webb Telescope Rules out Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d
TRAPPIST-1 d has long fascinated astronomers as a possible Earth-like world beyond our solar system.
It is rocky, close to Earth in size, and sits...
Scientists find Earth-like water in a distant comet
Scientists have discovered that water from a rare comet is almost identical to the water in Earth’s oceans, offering strong new evidence that comets...
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...