Binary pulsars are doing what no other measurement has done: measure our galactic acceleration directly.
The thylacine has long been considered a truly remarkable species. The extinct Australian beast was a marsupial, but its skull was distinctly canine in appearance,...
What would you do if you could be invisible? Would you use your power for good? For evil? Or just to avoid awkward conversations? Transparency may...
Matthias Manente 6 hours ago 4 min The planet's orbit was recorded fastest in 2020 and the trend is expected to continue through 2021. (Image: Alexander
Pairs of black holes billions of times more massive than the Sun may be circling one another, generating ripples in space itself. The North American Nanohertz...
One of the Hubble Space Telescope’s most iconic images is the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which unveiled myriad galaxies across the universe, stretching back to within...
The aftermath of a white dwarf collision shows a never-before-seen type of star in a neon green nebula.
Honolulu HI (SPX) Jan 12, 2021 - They should have sent a poet, says Ellie Arroway in the film Contact as, suspended in outer space, she...
London, UK (SPX) Jan 12, 2021 - The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce are joining forces for a unique study into how nuclear power and technologies...
Of all the strange and mysterious objects observed in the universe so far (yes, we're staring at you 'Oumuamua!), one of the most enticing has to be...