10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of…
The most powerful tool in an astronomer’s arsenal is a lens – but not the kind you might think
Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even our most…
Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?
You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron…
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object
There is a growing buzz in the astronomy community about a new object with a hyperbolic…
A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when…
Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms
“Basically what you do is you set up a bunch of particles that represent things like…
The truth about life on other planets – and what it means for humans
3 days ago Pallab Ghosh BBC Listen to this article on BBC Sounds There are some…
Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life on distant planet
Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be…
Pre-Historic Technology in Egypt Left by Unknown Civilization
The concept of an advanced pre-Egyptian civilization, existing before the well-documented dynastic periods of ancient Egypt,…
Pre-Egyptian Megastructure Built BEFORE The Great Flood
The concept of an advanced pre-Egyptian civilization, existing before the well-documented dynastic periods of ancient Egypt,…
You’ve heard of the Big Bang. Now astronomers have discovered the Big Wheel – here’s why it’s significant
Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in…
Isidore of Seville: the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations
In a world where information flows freely, it’s easy to forget that, for centuries, knowledge was…
Follow the sun: Nasa spacecraft completes successful fly by
NASA has made history by flying a spacecraft closer to the Sun than any other manmade…
Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find
Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one shape…
Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is…
Two comets will be visible in the night skies this month
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