Radio astronomers present the Effelsberg-Bonn HI-Survey

Hydrogen is THE ELEMENT of the universe. Consisting of a single proton and an electron it is the simplest and most abund…

MAGIC telescopes measure gamma radiation from a remote galaxy

For the first time, scientists have observed gamma radiation from a well-known distant galaxy. In the center of the acti…

After studying why the universe did not collapse during its birth, researchers are closer to finding a missing piece in…

Signal Identified by Carnegie Mellon’s Hsiu-Hsien Lin Sheds New Light on Origin of Enigmatic Radio Waves

Fast Radio Bursts, brief yet brilliant eruptions of cosmic radio waves from the distant universe, have baffled astronome…

Such planets are of interest because in its youth, our own solar system may have had planets that were kicked out of the…

Though likely uninhabitable, planet is rocky, Earth-sized, and near enough for study of its atmosphere.

The new planet, named GJ 1132b, is Earth-sized and rocky, orbiting a small star located a mere 39 light-years from Earth…

The system could be configured to provide energy to other spacecraft or for application of the delivered energy to maxim…

Scientists have catalogued nearly 2,000 exoplanets around stars near and far. While most of these are giant and inhospit…

The Cassini space probe has detected unusually strong shock waves near Saturn, similar to those driven by supernovae.

An international research team led by Yale University postdoctoral researcher Hakim Atek recently discovered more than 2…

One hundred years since Einstein proposed gravitational waves as part of his general theory of relativity, an 11-year se…

A study of spiral galaxies seen edge-on has revealed that halos of cosmic rays and magnetic fields above and below the

Astronomers have discovered a rare beast of a galaxy cluster whose heart is bursting with new stars. The unexpected find…

Large-Scale Simulation Provides Theoretical Evidence of Early Disk Galaxies

A new, large-scale computer simulation has shown for the first time that large disk galaxies, much like our own Milky Wa…

Scientists have detected for the first time gamma rays emanating from a dwarf galaxy. Such a detection may be the signal…

A spectacular collision between galaxies has been spotted near the Milky Way. Two small star systems are slamming into each other, producing a colourful firework display

A spectacular collision between galaxies has been spotted near the Milky Way. Two small star systems are slamming into e…

An international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge have detected the most distant clouds of star-fo…

Mars turned cold and dry long ago, but researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered evidence of an…

Stony Brook PhD student’s work with recycled planetary dust brings context to the international scientific team’s finding published in Science

The finding could serve as a decoder ring for astronomers to understand how planets formed around our sun because one of…

The findings illuminate for astronomers important similarities between galaxies of vastly different scales. And because…