Weighing without using a scale.
Flock of 14 colliding galaxies set to become the largest structure in the universe
It’s quite possibly one of the most massive objects in the universe.
Scientists complete most precise star map, revealing hidden details in our galaxy
An incredibly fruitful mission sheds new secrets about the Milky Way.
Meet TESS — he’ll be finding exoplanets for the next few years
NASA’s future planet hunter has arrived — and it’s set for glory.
This is our Sun, in three different wavelengths
A trio of beautiful, and very useful images.
Dark matter may be a manifestation of extremely advanced alien life, researchers suggest
Probably the most interesting you’re going to read today.
The Milky Way might be getting bigger
The Milky Way galaxy is on an eating spree.
Astronomers use gravity to zoom in on incredibly distant star
A new take on the whole ‘twinkle twinkle’ thing.
Water may, ironically, be the root of Mars’ dreariness — it could have sabotaged its magnetic field
The theory shows that as long as Earth’s interior stays hot, it should avoid this fate.
In a galaxy far, far away, Dark Matter appears to be missing
The elusive dark matter surprises us once again… this time by being absent.
Some 70,000 years ago, a rogue star duo whooshed by our solar system — and early humans probably saw it
If you happened to be alive 70,000 years ago, you’d be in for quite a show.
We’ve just found the earliest traces of hydrogen, showing when the first-ever stars ignited
We’ve learned a lot about the early universe.
For the first time, astronomers have discovered individual planets outside of our galaxy
They’ve found planets in another galaxy — if that’s not jaw-dropping, I don’t know what is.
Supermassive black holes eventually stop star formation
Supermassive black holes slowly eject cold gas.
Oldest black hole found by astronomers — the gargantuan object lies 13 billion light years away from us
It’s the farthest, oldest, and perhaps most mysterious object we’ve ever discovered.
Researchers discover a planet so big it might not be a planet after all
Too big for a planet, too small for a star.
What is the Big Bang theory — how the Universe came to be
Quite possibly the biggest question in modern science.
Researchers find tantalizing evidence of mid-sized black hole in the Milky Way
If confirmed, this could indicate a remarkable progress in modern physics.
We really are made of star stuff: half of the atoms inside us come from intergalactic space
Aside from the romantic aspect, the study also offers an important scientific perspective.
Scientists develop largest simulation of the Universe to find dark matter
It’s an impressive achievement.