2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1326+ words) A spacecraft propelled by a subluminal warp drive would cause an extremely bright glow if it passed through Earth’s atmosphere, according to findings detailed in a new study. “Warp drives are a fantastic way to travel through the universe, and…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (859+ words) A faint background of extremely low frequency gravitational waves detected through networks of pulsars could contain clues to events that unfolded more than 13 billion years ago, including the emergence of some of the Universe's earliest supermassive black holes. In a…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (593+ words) New observations suggest that mysterious early cosmic objects may be hiding compact galaxies around ancient black holes. The discovery changes the way scientists interpret a population of distant cosmic sources known as little red dots. These small, reddish objects were…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago   (391+ words) Astronomers discover a water exoplanet that will eventually be swallowed by its star UA.NEWS Astronomers discover a water exoplanet that will eventually be swallowed by its star Astronomers have discovered the exoplanet HD 176071 b, which orbits so close to…...

21+ hour, 46+ min ago   (193+ words) Extreme tidal forces are driving the planet towards a rapid and inexorable orbital evolution, destining it to a fatal encounter with its own star. Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (712+ words) NASA’s Chandra Observatory unveils 16 galaxy images revealing the powerful forces shaping the universe. NASA has released a new gallery of 16 galaxy images combining X-ray observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with data from several major telescopes, revealing hidden structures and…...

1+ day, 15+ min ago   (455+ words) Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a surprisingly large population of faint, low-mass stars in distant galaxies, suggesting some of the early Universe’s biggest galaxies may contain up to four times more stellar mass…...

22+ hour, 2+ min ago   (32+ words) For years, an extraordinarily bright X-ray source in the galaxy M82 appeared to be a strong candidate for a black hole. Then astronomers discovered …...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (486+ words) Little red dots, an astronomical mystery unveiled by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, have perplexed researchers since their discovery—and now, according to new findings, we may be closer than ever to unraveling their mystery. According to new research that…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (448+ words) Scientists have created an incredibly brief glimpse of the early Universe inside a particle collider. The tiny event lasted almost no time at all, yet it left behind a signal that could change how researchers study matter. Physicists at CERN…...