Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
Largest nova super-remnant ever found, measures 650 light-years across
In a surprising discovery, astronomers have found an enormous, shell-like structure called a nova super-remnant (NSR) in the…
Astronomers Just Found the Earliest Known Black Hole, and It’s a Monster That Shouldn’t Exist
Artist representation of CAPERS-LRD-z9, home to the earliest confirmed black hole. The supermassive black hole at its center…
Hubble Images Celestial Cigar’s Smoldering Heart
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals new details in Messier 82 (M82), home to brilliant stars whose…
NASA’s Chandra Finds Black Hole With Tremendous Growth
A black hole is growing at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a team of…
Unprecedented ‘Einstein Cross’ Reveals Fifth Ghost Image and a Dark Matter Surprise
When gravity—an invisible yet ubiquitous force—bends and distorts light from distant galaxies, Earthbound observers get a rare glimpse…
How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Our Home Galaxy Using Cosmic Dust
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy’s less sparkly components…
Hubble Spies Galaxy with Lots to See
While it may appear as just another spiral galaxy among billions in the universe, this image from the…
Is the universe infinite? Scientists reveal how vast it really is..
One of the strongest indicators of this limit is the cosmic microwave background radiation, faint afterglow from the…
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…
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…