The 5 biggest discoveries from the hunt for gravitational waves
Detecting gravitational waves has given us a new way to observe the universe by listening to ripples in space-time. Here are five of the biggest finds from LIGO
We’ve just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space
Breakthrough Listen detected more radio pulses from the famous repeating source FRB 121102. They’re higher frequency than previous ones but we still don’t know what causes them
Enormous exoplanet has an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron
A planet nearly double the size of Jupiter and 900 light years away has a glowing stratosphere and an atmosphere hot enough that iron there exists as a vapour
For Modern Astronomers, It’s Learn to Code or Get Left Behind
Astronomers Don’t Point This Telescope—The Telescope Points Them
Astronomers Deploy AI to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe
Robo-Telescopes Capture the Last Gasp of a Dying Star
The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts Only Gets More Beautiful From Here
The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts Only Gets More Beautiful From Here
Dwarf Planets Aren’t Big News, Because Astronomy Is Doing a Great Job
