Einstein’s right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime
"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago."
A spider-like scar haunts Jupiter’s moon Europa — and scientists think they know why
A strange, spider-like scar on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may mark where salty water once surged up through its fractured crust.
NASA’s Chandra telescope uses ‘X-arithmetic’ to reveal how black holes shape galaxy clusters (images)
A novel "X-arithmetic" technique reveals how black holes shape the universe's largest structures.
Astronomers capture close-up images of nova explosions on 2 dead stars in unprecedented detail
The nova eruptions come about when a white dwarf steals too much matter from a close red giant companion.
57 ways to capture a dying star: Astronomers get a glimpse of what will happen when our sun dies
"With ALMA, we can now see the atmosphere of a dying star with a level of clarity in a similar way to what we do for the sun."
Astronomers discover images of rare Tatooine-like exoplanet with a strange 300-year orbit: ‘Exactly how it works is still uncertain’
The planet formed 50 million years after the dinosaurs died, making it incredibly young in cosmic terms.
James Webb Space Telescope finds strongest evidence yet for atmosphere around rocky exoplanet: ‘It’s really like a wet lava ball’
Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet.
Scientists map of old Mars river basins for the 1st time. These could be great places to search for ancient life
"We did the simplest thing that could be done — we just mapped them and pieced them together."
Hubble sees ‘Lost Galaxy’ in the Virgo constellation | Space photo of the day for Dec. 11, 2025
This stunning image is full of young star clusters.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe
JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November.