Observable universe is 93 billion light years wide but what’s beyond it? Here’s what we can’t see…
One of the most important pieces of evidence for this limit is the cosmic microwave background radiation, faint…
How small is Earth? Exploring the vast scale of galaxies, clusters and beyond
From the ground beneath our feet to the farthest reaches of intergalactic space, the universe stretches far beyond…
Could you survive HD 189733b, the 927°C world that rains razor-sharp glass?
From afar, HD 189733b glimmers like a tranquil jewel, a sapphire-coloured world suspended in the darkness of space.…
Astronomers Uncover “Mysterious Giant” Lurking Behind Binary Black Holes
Binary black hole merger near a supermassive black hole. Credit: SHAO GW190814’s gravitational waves suggest a hidden supermassive…
Webb Telescope Spots Sparkling Crystals and Life’s Ingredients in the Butterfly Nebula
This image, which combines infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope with submillimetre observations from the Atacama…
Scientists Have Uncovered When Jupiter Was Born, Solving a Longstanding Mystery
New research reveals that Jupiter’s birth triggered high-speed collisions that created molten droplets preserved in meteorites, tiny time…
Hubble Homes in on Galaxy’s Star Formation
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a…
JWST Detects Steam on Distant Exoplanets. Could Exotic Water Worlds Rewrite the Search for Life?
Sub-Neptunes may be inhospitable to life as we know it, but their strange water-rich interiors hold secrets about…
New Measurements Show We May Live in a Giant “Cosmic Void”
New research suggests we may live in a vast cosmic void, a region with far fewer galaxies and…
Astronomers Capture Most Detailed Thousand-Color Image of a Galaxy
This image shows a detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy captured with the MUSE instrument at ESO’s…
These Stars Don’t Burn – They Annihilate Dark Matter
Mysterious “dark dwarfs” may glow eternally by burning invisible dark matter — and spotting them could finally crack…
X-ray, Radio Go ‘Hand in Hand’ in New NASA Image
A pulsar known as the “Hand of God” reveals strange filaments, patchy remnants, and puzzling signals, leaving scientists…