Astronomy
A new map of dark matter reveals undiscovered bridges between galaxies
Mapping the local cosmic web.
Milky Way is not unusual, research
A detailed cross-section of another galaxy reveals surprising similarities to our home.
Iron and Nickel found in the atmospheres of comets throughout our Solar System
A new study by a Belgian team using data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has shown that iron and...
The most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulation of star formation to date
A stunning simulation of stars being born is the most realistic ever.
A curiously yellow pre-supernova sheds light on stars’ violent death throes
This scenario has not been seen before.
Astronomers see the silhouette of the spaghettified star
The first hint of silhouette spaghettified star.
Hubble captured a monster star living on the edge
One of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy.
A new window into dark energy
An analysis by Dark Energy Survey physicists yields more precise estimates of the average density of matter as well as its propensity to clump together - two key parameters that help physicists probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
Astrophysicists reconstructed the first moments of the universe
The very first structures in the Universe.