June 20, 2017 Baby star’s ‘crying’ solves a stellar mystery Astronomers using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have precisely measured the rotating fountains of gas flowing out from a massive newborn star , revealing the complex interplay between the star's magnetism and centrifugal forces.
June 5, 2017 Scientists create 'molecular black hole' in laboratory using world's most powerful x-ray beam The world’s most powerful X-ray laser beam has been used to create a tiny microscopic “black hole."
June 2, 2017 Two gigantic black holes spotted merging into one terrifying monster Two black holes have been spotted merging to form a gigantic space monster so huge it could swallow up our entire planet and then snack on the rest of the solar system.
June 1, 2017 Massive telescope will let us gaze deeper into the galaxy than ever before The Extremely Large Telescope's name isnt pure hyperbole the ELT will boast a main mirror thats 128 feet in diameter, which will make it the largest telescope on Earth once complete.
June 1, 2017 Astronomers discover what is causing those mysterious cosmic radio bursts Three thousand thousand thousand years ago, a fast radio burst from the center of a dwarf galaxy far beyond the Milky Way generated as much energy as 500 million suns in milliseconds. And then it came out for an encore. And another. It has done roughly 30 curtain calls in all.
June 1, 2017 Scientists may have found evidence of a parallel universe The idea that we might be living in just one of an infinite number of universes has been fodder for scientific debate and sci-fi movie plots for a long time, but coming up with evidence to support the theory has been hard to come by.
May 23, 2017 This nearby alien solar system looks a lot like Earth's A young planetary system located only 10.5 light-years away has a structure remarkably similar to Earth's solar system, a new study shows.
May 23, 2017 Who first saw the Ring Nebula? 238-year-old mystery is solved It turns out the iconic Ring Nebula was actually discovered by 18th century comet-hunter Charles Messier, a new study shows.
May 23, 2017 Alien planet with Earth's mass discovered ... but it's an 'iceball' A newfound alien world is quite Earth-like in some ways, but you wouldn't want to live there.
April 26, 2017 The wreckage of a mysterious ancient planet is orbiting Mars, astronomers discover Astronomers believe fragments of a mysterious lost world are locked in orbit around Mars.
