Astronomy & Astrophysics

An international team discovered a super-Earth, could spurs search for life
A super-Earth laboratory for searching life elsewhere in the Universe.

Astronomers discover record-breaking supersonic winds on exoplanet WASP-127b
Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33 000 km/h, the winds make...

Unprecedented images of Exocomet belts around nearby stars
Diversity in belt structures, from narrow rings to wide disks.

Astronomers solve Sulfur mystery with Ammonium Hydrosulfide salt
The mystery of the missing sulfur gas.

Not all Hot Jupiters orbit alone
This discovery overturns our perception of the architecture of planetary systems.

Iron lines in the X-ray detected from a binary black hole system
Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have recently detected iron Lines in...

Breathtaking images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87
The jet is tens of millions of times larger than the black hole’s event horizon.

Beyond our galaxy: Astronomers capture first-ever close-up of an extragalactic star
It is the largest known star with a well-defined radius.

A new interstellar tunnel found in our solar system’s hot bubble
eROSITA unveils asymmetries in temperature and shape of our Local Hot Bubble.

Electrons dance in neutron star explosions
New method of observation shows the creation of heavy elements.

Exoplanet Orbiting the Closest Single Star to our Sun
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our Sun.

Astronomers release record-breaking Infrared Map
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ― the most detailed one ever made....

Early-Universe quasars formed in cluttered environments
A clear explanation to quasar ‘urban density’-conundrum.

Iron winds are blowing on the day side of an ultra-hot exoplanet
New insight into the complex climatic dynamics of this distant world.

A new model explains the rapid formation of giant planets
Astrophysics: Key to rapid planet formation.

Researchers finally decipher density difference of sub-Neptunes
UNIBE and PlanetS have shown the existence of two distinct populations of sub-Neptunes.

Webb captures stunning infrared images of the Horsehead Nebula
The sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies.

Astronomers discover 1031 Uncatalogued Asteroids
The team used the help of "citizen scientists" worldwide, who contributed to identifying this asteroid bounty. Professional scientists then combined the volunteers’ efforts with...

Astronomers Discover Most Massive Stellar Black Hole in Our Galaxy
A discovery by astronomers from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has revealed the most massive stellar black hole ever found in the Milky...

Webb discovered Ethanol and other icy ingredients around two protostars
Newfound carbon-containing molecules are key ingredients.

Astronomers figured out how to measure the speed of dark matter
Lopsided galaxies shed light on the speed of dark matter.

Almost invisible dwarf galaxy challenges the dark matter model
The largest and most diffuse galaxy known.

Astronomers detected three iron rings in a planet-forming disk
A three-ringed structure in the nursery of planets.

A giant and extremely faint stream of stars spotted between galaxies
This line is ten times as long as our Milky Way.

Webb and Hubble united to create the most colorful view of the universe
The result: a vivid landscape of galaxies along with more than a dozen newly found time-varying objects.

Shooting stars discovered on the Sun’s corona
A never-before-seen ‘falling star’-type phenomena revealed.