July 17, 2018 Venus and the Moon make picturesque couple in stunning picture Stargazers were met with a glittering spectacle across the United States Sunday night.
July 11, 2018 Scientists find the brightest object in the universe from the dawn of time The brightest object in the universe has been discovered, a quasar from when the universe was just 7 percent of its current age
July 10, 2018 'Superstar' Eta Carinae acts like a ginormous cosmic-ray gun, but why? A huge star system 7,500 light-years away is shooting out radiation at superhigh speeds. A new study with NASA's NuSTAR space telescope shows that Eta Carinae may act as an accelerator of charged particles, which are also called cosmic rays.
July 9, 2018 Superbright quasar could shed light on universe's youth A newfound quasar is blasting out the brightest radio emissions ever observed in the early universe, new research reports.
July 9, 2018 The end is nigh for NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope The end is near for the most prolific planet hunter of all time.
July 6, 2018 Epic crash with 'sausage' galaxy shaped Milky Way's bulge A sausage-shaped galaxy smashed into our own Milky Way billions of years ago, changing our galaxy's shape forever.
July 5, 2018 Einstein's theory of gravity passes its toughest test yet Einstein's theory of general relativity has passed its toughest-ever test with flying colors, a new study reports.
June 26, 2018 Rarely seen middleweight black hole gobbles star An elusive type of black hole has been spotted as it shreds and consumes a nearby star.
June 22, 2018 Einstein was right! Scientists confirm general relativity works with distant galaxy A new study validates Einstein's theory of general relativity in a distant galaxy for the first time.
June 13, 2018 Puzzling cosmic glow is caused by diamond dust glamming up stars Diamond dust is responsible for a mysterious glow emanating from certain regions of the Milky Way galaxy , a new study reports.
