When the SpIRIT CubeSat rode into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December 2023, it carried a very massive passenger along. Cramped inside the shoebox-sized satellite is the HERMES detector, an ...
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may be examples of dark stars. The concept of dark stars has existed for some ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merging black holes generate gravitational waves, which astronomers can track. SXS, CC BY-ND Black holes are massive, strange and ...
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is perched on a mountain in northern Chile in the foothills of the Andes – a location astronomers say is ideal for observing the skies. The observatory’s main objective ...
Andromeda and the Milky Way merge. NASA; ESA; Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI; T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger Share Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d ...
Join us today, Nov. 20, for Astronomy Unlocked, a virtual event focused on choosing your best telescope, complete with insight and tips from leading industry experts. Observing the wonders of the ...
What if the next new theory of the universe didn’t come from a human mind, but from an artificial one? In a development that has left the scientific community both awestruck and unsettled, artificial ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies. And they ...
Alexey A Petrov receives funding from the US Department of Energy. Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical objects in early 2025, which may be ...