Astrophysics

A black hole and a shredded star produce tidal disruption events that illuminate dark galactic cores. New simulations reveal how...

3I ATLAS made a startling transformation while approaching the sun, revealing significant changes in its coma chemistry. Scientists used the...

A fundamental rule of gravity on cosmic scales remains intact after a massive study of galaxy clusters. Observations from the...

1st evidence of tiny black holes comes from gravitational wave signals detected by LIGO. These primordial objects, born during the...

A planet confirms a fundamental cosmic assumption by mirroring its star's chemical makeup. New observations of ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-189b provide...

A giant planet orbits a small star known as TOI-5205, challenging modern theories of solar system formation. JWST observations reveal...

A solar flare with surprising spectral signatures was captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, revealing unexpected calcium II...

Artemis II mission draws conspiracy theories across digital platforms, fueled by AI-generated falsehoods. Fact-checkers have debunked claims of staged studio...

The most pristine star yet found, SDSS J0715-7334, has been identified by an international team using Carnegie's Magellan telescopes. This...

Astronomers find a third galaxy missing its dark matter halo, validating the radical Bullet Dwarf collision theory. This discovery in...