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NASA to make major announcement Thursday, will reveal new Kepler discovery

December 11, 2017

NASA to make major announcement Thursday, will reveal new Kepler discovery

NASA has announced it will make an announcement surrounding a new discovery from its Kepler mission, a space telescope used to find exoplanets.

Oldest monster black hole ever found is 800 million times bigger than the Sun

December 7, 2017

Oldest monster black hole ever found is 800 million times bigger than the Sun

Astronomers have discovered the oldest supermassive black hole ever found — a behemoth that grew to 800 million times the mass of the sun when the universe was just 5 percent of its current age, a new study finds.

Winter solstice will mark shortest day, longest night of 2017

December 5, 2017

Winter solstice will mark shortest day, longest night of 2017

The winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere is less than a month away.

72 unseen galaxies found hiding in plain sight

November 29, 2017

72 unseen galaxies found hiding in plain sight

Astronomers have found 72 potential galaxies hiding in plain sight inside a vast patch of the sky previously observed by the Hubble Space Telescope .

Losing darkness: Satellite data shows global light pollution on the rise

November 27, 2017

Losing darkness: Satellite data shows global light pollution on the rise

Around the globe, in both developed and developing nations, Earth's night skies are being filled with artificial light more and more each year, according to a new study.

Earthbound antimatter mystery deepens after scientists rule out pulsar source

November 17, 2017

Earthbound antimatter mystery deepens after scientists rule out pulsar source

More antimatter particles stream toward Earth than scientists can explain — and new research from a mountaintop observatory in central Mexico deepens the mystery by crossing off one possible source.

'Zombie star' keeps exploding, refuses to die, astronomers say

November 9, 2017

'Zombie star' keeps exploding, refuses to die, astronomers say

A supernova that “cheated” death more than once is baffling astronomers — and still refuses to die.

Oldest spiral galaxy ever seen may reveal secrets about the Milky Way

November 9, 2017

Oldest spiral galaxy ever seen may reveal secrets about the Milky Way

Astronomers have uncovered an ancient cosmic artifact 11 billion light-years from Earth: the oldest spiral galaxy ever seen.

Study identifies likely location of merging black hole giants

November 3, 2017

Study identifies likely location of merging black hole giants

Scientists on the hunt for colliding black holes should turn their eyes to the quiet, outer regions of galaxies like the Milky Way, a new study suggests.

'Monster' planet discovery stuns scientists

October 31, 2017

'Monster' planet discovery stuns scientists

Astronomers have discovered a planet the size of Jupiter orbiting a star that’s only half the size of the sun — a celestial phenomenon that contradicts theories of planet formation.