Scientists find new way to see dark matter
A small team of astronomers have found a new way to 'see' the elusive dark matter haloes that surround galaxies, with a new technique...
Scientists reveal some mystery of fast radio bursts from the universe
In the vast universe, some extremely strong radio waves occasionally blink, with duration of only milliseconds.
Such fast radio bursts were discovered by astronomers in...
Scientists unlock mysterious cause of fast radio bursts from our Galaxy
A suite of radio antennas, including those making up Caltech's STARE2 (Survey for Transient Astronomical Radio Emission 2) project, together with other ground- and...
How some massive stars become isolated in the universe
A pair of University of Michigan studies reveals how some massive stars--stars eight or more times the mass of our sun--become isolated in the...
Massive galaxies were surprisingly mature in the early universe, says study
Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected.
This was shown by an international team of astronomers who studied...
Scientists unravel the mystery of unusual neutron star system
After more than two decades, an international research team has identified a galactic mystery source of gamma rays: a heavy neutron star with a...
It is possible to be in two places at once, shows study
Quantum physics has demonstrated that tiny particles can exist in multiple places at once, but a new method may prove that it is possible...
Scientists find the fastest possible speed of sound
A study collaboration between Queen Mary University of London, the University of Cambridge and the Institute for High Pressure Physics in Troitsk has discovered...
Billions of Venus rocks may be on the surface of our Moon — and...
A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin...
Einstein’s theory of relativity just got 500x harder to beat
Einstein’s general theory of relativity—the idea that gravity is matter warping spacetime—has withstood over 100 years of scrutiny and testing, including the newest test...