We might have just seen the first hints of dark matter
Mysterious radiation from the outer part of the Milky Way could be a sign of dark matter Triff/Shutterstock An unexplained glow that appears to emanate throughout the Milky Way’s outer…
James Webb Telescope Detects Potential Gas Giant Exoplanet Just 4 Light-Years Away
New observational evidence from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which has yet to launch, may change that. JWST astronomers have found tantalising hints of an orbiting gas giant around…
Mysterious Planet Nine May Still Lurk in the Outer Solar System
The concept of a large, hidden planet or planets lurking in the most distant regions of our solar system has been known since before Pluto’s discovery on 1930s. Originally named…
Earth’s Spin to Speed Up Briefly, Causing Shorter Days This Summer
Reports indicate that for three days this summer – July 9, July 22 and August 5 – Earth’s rotation will speed up slightly, trimming 1.3 to 1.5 milliseconds off each…
Astronomers Capture First-Ever Image of a Dead Star That Exploded Twice in Rare Supernova Event
For the first time, a team of astronomers has captured a clear image of a white dwarf star that exploded not just once, but twice, as a Type Ia supernova…
James Webb Telescope Captures First Direct Image of Saturn-Mass Exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first direct image of a newly discovered exoplanet. Astronomers announced that Webb imaged a Saturn-mass planet orbiting the nearby young star…
NASA Chandra Spots Distant X-Ray Jet; Telescope Faces Major Budget Cuts
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected an enormous X-ray jet from quasar J1610+1811, observed at a distance of about 11.6 billion light-years (roughly 3 billion years after the Big Bang).…
Hubble Finds Cosmic Dust Coating Uranus’ Moons, Not Radiation Scars
The latest Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal a twist in the story of Uranus’s moons. Rather than the expected radiation “sunburn,” the moons Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon seem to…
Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
Astronomers have seen the most energetic cosmic explosions yet, a new class of eruptions termed “extreme nuclear transients” (ENTs). These rare events occur when stars at least three times more massive than…
Sun Unleash a 600,000-Mile Filament in Fiery Eruption
A stunning solar eruption captured on video on the night of May 12-13 has revealed a 600,000-mile-long filament blasting away from the sun’s northern hemisphere. The outburst occurred around 8…