Black hole star: New type of astrophysical object discovered
MIT astronomers have identified an extremely bright red spot resembling an ancient enormous star- that also exudes 100…
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability seen on the Sun
The surface of the Sun has been photographed in more detail than ever before, and it turns out…
A Jupiter-sized exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star has been discovered
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing an exoplanet and a red dwarf. Astronomers have discovered a…
Rubin Observatory Begins Its 10-Year Survey of the Universe
Over the next ten years, a groundbreaking facility in northern Chile will capture a full view of the…
“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to…
AtLAST: The telescope that could reveal the missing half of the universe
A new European-led telescope could map the dusty, hidden half of the universe, all without using fossil fuels.…
New moons have been discovered orbiting Jupiter and Saturn
ⓘ Placidplace – Pixabay An artist’s illustration showing Saturn’s rings and several moons. Astronomers have discovered new moons…
A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed
Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible…
Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star
Press Release 12 January 2026 Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with…
This Telescope’s Final Data Release Just Killed 30 Cosmological Theories
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile spent nearly two decades studying how the universe began, what it’s…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures the Dust Clouds of Apep, Named for the Egyptian God of Chaos — Colossal
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has come through yet again with an unprecedented image from our Solar System,…