astronomy

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 matterTriff/Shutterstock An unexplained glow…

4 months ago

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…

8 months ago

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…

8 months ago

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…

9 months ago

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…

9 months ago

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…

9 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

11 months ago