After monitoring a pair of pulsars in tight orbit around one another for 16 years, astronomers…
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Baffling 'space cow' explosion was probably a failed supernova
A mysterious space explosion dubbed “the Cow” was far brighter and faster than a typical supernova,…
Monster cloud of plasma spotted spewing out of a distant star
A coronal mass ejection from the star EK Draconis was 10 times larger than any we…
High-tech space sleeping bag could stop vision problems in astronauts
Long spells in microgravity can alter eyeball shape, but a sleeping bag that applies suction to…
The James Webb Space Telescope is expensive, but it should be worth it
It may be extremely late and over-budget, but the James Webb Space Telescope promises to show…
An unexpected giant planet is orbiting a massive pair of stars
We thought that planets couldn’t form around stars with more than three times the mass of…
NASA is launching X-ray telescope to study the science of black holes
NASA and the Italian Space Agency are launching the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer space telescope to…
3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034
The much-anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will soon launch. But with plenty more epic astronomy instruments…
How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe
The most anticipated space telescope ever is about to launch. It will give us a clear…
Extremely dense planet with an enormous iron core has an 8-hour year
A small, dense planet found using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is similar to Mercury, with…