Cosmology

Space Radio telescopes reveal the final years of a rare exploding star

Astronomers detected radio waves from a rare Type Ibn supernova for the first time, uncovering how a massive star shed material in its final years.

Space Dark Energy Survey delivers its most precise cosmic map yet Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers produce the sharpest map of dark matter in the Universe Joseph Shavit

Space The Eye of Sauron: Helix Nebula Reveals How Sun-like Stars Die Joshua Shavit

Space Sun-like star’s nine-month eclipse exposes a violent planetary past Joseph Shavit

Space Computer models reveal how early black holes grew so quickly after the Big Bang Mac Oliveau

Space Extraterrestrial life may exist on many more worlds than previously thought Joseph Shavit

Space JWST solves a longstanding cosmic mystery about comet crystals Joshua Shavit

Space Astronomers discover the binary origin of fast radio bursts Joshua Shavit

Space Strange iron ‘bar’ discovered inside the Ring Nebula Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers spot an ‘impossible’ shock wave around a dead star system Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers spot a hot galaxy cluster that defies existing cosmic theory Joseph Shavit

Space Runaway stars within the Milky Way may reveal dark matter’s hidden structure Joseph Shavit

Space Long-suspected companion star finally confirmed around Betelgeuse Joseph Shavit

Space JWST discovers a massive primordial black hole that may have formed before stars Joseph Shavit

Space Cloud-9: Astronomers spot a gas-rich cloud dominated by dark matter that contains no stars Shy Cohen

Space Gravitational lensing helps astronomers determine the true mass of a rogue planet Joseph Shavit