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"When we saw the results, it actually fitted this long-standing question of how these hypervelocity white dwarfs formed. It was super cool." ...
New research from the University of St Andrews paves the way for holographic technology, with the potential to transform ...
A study led by Jenny Frediani at Stockholm University has revealed a planet-forming disk with a strikingly unusual chemical composition: an unexpectedly high abundance of carbon dioxide (CO2) in ...
As of August 1, 2025, there are currently 8,094 Starlink satellites in orbit, of which 8,075 are working, according to ...
The race for space internet is colliding with humanity’s oldest science.
Sporting the world’s largest digital camera, the new telescope is poised to help solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries.
Astronomers captured a glimpse of the innermost layers of a massive star before it exploded in a supernova, changing their ...
If Jodie Foster taught us anything in Contact (1997), it’s that pointing our ears at the sky can pay off. Thankfully, instead of aliens, scientists have ...
Theories on planet formation are extensive, but evidence is sometimes lacking. It has now been observed how an exoplanet ...
Three and a half years ago, the most distant star by far was discovered. However, it may not be a single object at all.
On Aug. 31, 1913, Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell was born in England. When he was 15, a school trip to hear a lecture on ...
Celestron's RASA 6 optical tube, iOptron's iAFS2 automatic focuser, and a new book on the Big Bang.