World's Largest Radio Telescope: SKA Observatory Will Soon Start Construction

TECH & INNOVATION 06.30.2021 02:01 AM

The member states have finally greenlit the construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory, set to be the world's largest radio telescope, starting next month.

Black Holes, Neutron Stars Merge: Astrophysicists' 'First-Ever' Confirmed Merger Detection

06.29.2021 23:18 PM

A large alliance of astrophysicists recently reported it has made the first-ever confirmed detections of shockwaves generated by mergers between black holes and neutron stars.

Hubble Space Telescope Finds A Galaxy That Lacks Dark Matter

06.18.2021 01:43 AM

The most accurate distance measurement yet of ultra-diffuse galaxy NGC1052-DF2 confirms beyond any shadow of a doubt that it is lacking in dark matter.

Galaxies Spanning Hundreds of Millions of Light-Years Spinning Like a Drill? Scientists Probe Why It Happens

06.15.2021 21:54 PM

Astronomers detect cosmic filaments, millions of light-years in length, that are rotating like enormous space drills.

Giant Blinking Star Detected Near Galactic Center of Milky Way; What Is This?

06.15.2021 02:25 AM

Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.

Over 100,000 Star Nurseries Mapped Across 90 Galaxies May Help Us Understand the Universe

06.14.2021 03:35 AM

A group of astronomy experts from Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby Galaxies program has located more than 100,000 star nurseries, which may answer the origin of the universe, in clear view across 90 galaxies.

Could This 3 Billion Light-Year Long Chain Overturn Cosmology?

06.12.2021 22:57 PM

Experts say this 'giant arc' stretching 3.3 billion light-years across the cosmos 'shouldn't exist.'

Astronomy Experts Catches Collapsing Star in Gargantuan Cosmic Explosion With Gamma-Ray Burst for the First Time

06.07.2021 02:06 AM

A recent blast from dying star billions of light years away was captured by astronomers. The blast was a result of a gamma-ray burst, the biggest recorded explosion in the universe.

EMU Project Takes Step Forward with First ASKAP Datasets

06.02.2021 05:50 AM

Two separate papers report the first radio observations of the galactic plane as made by the Australian SKA Pathfinder, or the ASKAP, taking the EMU project forward.

Fast Radio Bursts: Did Spiral Galaxy Arms Cause FRBs?

05.21.2021 00:15 AM

Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins – particularly the spiral galaxy arms – with help from the Hubble Space Telescope.

How are Stars Born? Computer Simulation Realistically Shows Breathtaking Stellar Formation [WATCH]

05.18.2021 06:52 AM

Researchers asked for the first high-resolution model's help to simulate an entire gas cloud where stars are born.

Fourth NASA Astronaut Joins Space X Crew-3 Mission’s Next Human Space Flight to ISS: Who Is Kayla Bayron?

05.17.2021 23:51 PM

NASA has selected Kayla Bayron as a fourth astronaut to join the next human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station.

Mercury Ascents Along With Cresent Moon as Brilliant Venus Returns This Week; How to Watch It

05.14.2021 05:10 AM

Stargazers get another chance to marvel at the cosmos as Mercury, Mars, Venus, and the moon are all simultaneously visible after dusk.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures an Explosion of a Star; What is This Weird Supernova?

05.06.2021 08:00 AM

An international team of researchers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe a massive yellow star 2.5 years before it exploded in a supernova.

Eta Aquarids May 2021: Meteor Shower to Illuminate the Sky With Shooting Stars

05.03.2021 00:19 AM

You’ve probably heard of Halley’s Comet, which takes 76 years to orbit the sun. But what about the Eta Aquarids?

Exoplanet Discovery: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Witnesses Growing, Feeding Giant Planet

04.30.2021 05:42 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope at NASA has captured something extraordinary: a still-forming giant planet feeding off debris and material around a young star.

Hubble Telescope Pictures Rare Breed of Star Called Luminous Blue Variable

04.23.2021 22:37 PM

A gigantic structure identified as the giant star was captured by space telescope Hubble. This was created from one or more gigantic eruptions approximately 10,000 years ago.

Most Pristine Interstellar Comet Discovered in New Research

03.31.2021 03:18 AM

New study findings have shown that the first comet identified to visit the Sun after its birth around an alien star may be the most pristine comet ever discovered.

Very Large Telescope Spots Cosmic Web With Maze of Dwarf Galaxies

03.19.2021 06:27 AM

The cosmic web, or incandescent hydrogen gas filaments, have been discovered by French physicists for the first time.

Experts Found Vast 'Halo' of Dark Matter Around Dwarf Galaxy

02.02.2021 00:02 AM

Vast halo of dark matter around Tucana II is said to be five times larger than previously estimated. The dwarf galaxy is 163,000 light years from Earth.

Black Holes COULD Starve When Galactic Collisions Happen, Experts Say

01.26.2021 02:00 AM

Computer simulations show that head-on collisions between galaxies can STRIP them of matter, leaving the black holes at their centers with nothing to feast on.