4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (437+ words) "Like light, gravitational waves can also be deflected, magnified, and split into multiple signals by massive objects." A "forbidden" merger between two massive black holes may not have been quite as impossible as previously thought. That's according to new research…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (426+ words) "For the first time, we were able to watch two massive stars move around one another while they were still being born." Using the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) radio telescope, astronomers have watched as two stars come together…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (649+ words) "When you look up at the night sky, most of those stars have planets." But while coronagraphs have been used many times before, the one that just launched toward the stars is unprecedented. "The Roman Space Telescope is carrying the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (80+ words) Space Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. Latest space missions, discoveries and exploration updates. Stargazing tips, cosmic events and expert insights on the universe Start exploring exclusive deals, expert advice and more Never…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (385+ words) Boardman's image represents a turbulent chapter in the life of the colossal Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163), which, visible as a blue point of light at the center of the image, is expected to end its life in a dramatic supernova…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (302+ words) "Astronomy is not just science or spirit; it's both at the same time." It is nearly impossible to fathom the entirety of a single galaxy — these realms can span hundreds of thousands of light-years, and sometimes are even millions of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (192+ words) "Land in the wrong place and you can lose an entire exploration program or a company, and nobody has enough money to keep sending spacecraft and hoping for the best." Nearby Earth, an iconic series of orbiting U.S. government satellites called…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (410+ words) The enchanting scene comes courtesy of the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 160,000 light-years away lies one of our Milky Way's little galactic neighbors: The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). And thanks to a new observing program, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided us…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (482+ words) A rare look at a centaur transforming into a comet with coma is providing a missing link in the evolution of small, icy solar system bodies. Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter…...