This research essentially proves that certain events happened in the not-too-distant past

The science team analyzed light that had been captured by Kepler every 30 minutes over a three-year period and covering…

NEID also is short for “NN-EXPLORE Exoplanet Investigations with Doppler Spectroscopy.” NEID will detect planets by the…

The most detailed map of a small, rocky ‘super Earth’ to date reveals a planet almost completely covered by lava, with a molten ‘hot’ side and solid ‘cool’ side.

According to the researchers, conditions on the hot side of the planet are so extreme that it may have caused the atmosp…

By using existing data, often obtained by means of high-performance computing, the researchers were able to simulate pro…

It is the first time that Jupiter’s X-ray aurora has been studied when a giant storm from the Sun has arrived at the pla…

A University of Rochester scientist has discovered a new comet – the first to be discovered by an astronomer associated…

Researchers have successfully simulated how a ring-shaped black hole could cause general relativity to break down: assum…

A Southampton astronomer is among a team of international researchers whose work has revealed a surprising similarity be…

Formed in the first 4 billion years of the universe, cluster is 1,000 times more massive than the Milky Way.

The cluster, named IDCS J1426.5+3508, is the most massive cluster of galaxies yet discovered in the first 4 billion year…

Johns Hopkins astrophysicist leads team observing 'extremely rare' event

An international team of astrophysicists led by a Johns Hopkins University scientist has for the first time witnessed a…

Radio astronomers gaze deep into the heart of an active galaxy

Microwave radiation is emitted from the direct vicinity of the black hole. This radiation was the focus of a combination…

Finding to impact understanding of stellar evolution.

A group of astronomers led by the University of Sydney has discovered strong magnetic fields are common in stars, not ra…

How are asteroids and planets formed from stony particles? This question is being explored in an experiment by scientist…

MAGIC telescopes detect extremely energetic photons

With the help of the MAGIC telescopes, scientists have discovered photons — that is, particles of light — with energy ma…

New methods allow precise measurements of the gravity of stars and the size of exoplanets

A team of scientists have developed a new method which can be used to determine the gravity on the surface of distant st…

Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey announced that a distant quasar ran out of gas. Their conclusions, reporte…

The recently discovered black hole, which does not have the expected number of stars surrounding it, could provide new i…

The new method is considered to be a significant tribute to Einstein on the 100th anniversary of his first formulation o…

‘Spectacular’ outburst let astronomers measure density of photon fog between Earth and quasar, and distance between black hole and gamma ray emission it drives

Very energetic gamma rays are easily knocked off by visible light, the light from galaxies and stars that fills intergal…