A mysterious Russian satellite whose mission is unknown has come crashing down in Earth’s orbit, creating a dangerous cloud of debris that travels rapidly around…
A distant galaxy reflects the early Milky Way
An analysis of some of the first data from the Webb Space Telescope has revealed a galaxy that mirrors the most primitive version of our…
Scientists search for the mysterious ‘invisible galaxy’ of the early universe
How would you describe a galaxy that doesn’t want to be seen? You take out a cosmic magnifying glass. A research team led by astrophysics…
Astronomers discover a stellar system in which a kilonova will be unleashed
Astronomers have discovered the first example of an extremely unusual type of binary star system that meets all the right conditions for a kilonova to…
Astronomers identify the mysterious ‘engine’ of a super-powerful intergalactic light
Bright infrared light emanating from two merging galaxies has just been brought out of hiding. Using the JWST, astronomers have pinpointed the exact location of…
How to exceed the speed of light?
Unfortunately, it is impossible for any object with mass to travel faster than the speed of light according to the laws of physics. To exceed…
A planet almost exactly the size of Earth has been found 72 light-years away
We’ve just found an exoplanet almost exactly the same size as Earth orbiting a small star not too far away. It’s called K2-415b, and its…
Astronomers may soon discover extreme objects that continually produce gravitational waves.
The Cosmic Zoo contains objects so strange and extreme that they generate gravitational waves. Scorpius X-1 is part of that strange group. It’s actually a…
How will our Sun collapse?
Our Sun is a main sequence star, which is a type of star that is in a stable state of fusion and will continue to…
The first stars could have weighed more than 100,000 suns
The universe was just different when I was younger. Recently, astronomers have discovered that complex physics in the young cosmos may have led to the…