Astronomers detect faint radio whisper from universe's unexplored era and it may unlock secrets to our cosmic past
Led by the Curtin University-based ICRAR, an international team of astronomers has ruled out a 'cold start' for the Epoch of Reionisation, a crucial, little-explored era in cosmic history.
2 days ago
Keck Observatory detects rare 'anti-solar tail' on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Discovered by ATLAS in July 2025, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third such visitor ever observed in our solar system.
2 days ago
Scientists detect a seven-hour gamma ray burst and trace it back to a black hole plunging into a bloated star
By compiling signals from the Einstein Probe and the Russian Konus-Wind spectrometer, scientists verified the unprecedented phenomenon.
3 days ago
Astronomers witness a supermassive black hole violently tearing apart a star thousands of light-years from galactic core
International astronomers used the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) to detect a rapid, powerful surge of radio waves signaling the destruction of a star.
3 days ago
Organic compounds found on Enceladus suggest Saturn's moon may support alien life
A re-analysis of data from the defunct Cassini probe confirms the moon's subsurface ocean is more chemically rich than previously thought.
4 days ago
Astronomers baffled by mysterious 'super-puff' world that's challenging evolution models
According to preliminary analysis, the newly identified exoplanet TOI-4507 b is challenging fundamental theories governing how celestial bodies evolve.
4 days ago
Ancient texts suggest Arab scholars referenced supernovae way back in 1006 and 1181 AD
A new academic investigation suggests that previously unrecognized observations of the significant galactic supernovae SN 1006 and SN 1181 may be preserved within ancient Arabic writings.
4 days ago
Astronomers discover smallest dark matter clump ever — yet it has a mass a million times greater than our sun's
Dark matter is an invisible, enigmatic substance that makes up about 85% of the universe's total mass yet remains undetectable because it does not interact with light.
5 days ago
Earth's protective magnetic field has weakened over South Atlantic, reveals satellite data
New satellite data confirms that the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region of weakened magnetic field, has expanded since 2014 by an area equivalent to nearly half of continental Europe.
5 days ago
Astronomers discover star with a powerful magnetic field and an activity cycle 10 times faster than our Sun’s
The intricate magnetic lifecycle of Iota Horologii (ι Hor), a 600-million-year-old Sun-like star, was successfully mapped by scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam.
6 days ago
ALMA captures stunning evidence of cosmic tug-of-war between gravity and magnetic fields during star birth
Using ALMA, an international team achieved the most comprehensive mapping of magnetic fields yet, using the ALMA telescope to survey 17 massive star-forming regions.
6 days ago
Black hole shadows could finally help detect the universe’s 'invisible' dark matter, say scientists
The study presents a novel technique that utilizes the dark, shadow-like regions in black hole images taken by 'Event Horizon Telescope' to hunt for the invisible material comprising about 85% of all matter.
6 days ago
There's a 30 percent chance Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS does not have 'natural origin,' says Harvard astronomer
Researchers argue that 3I/ATLAS, a body roughly seven miles in diameter, is a lithified clastic fragment ripped from a sedimentary basin on a distant exoplanet that may once have been capable of supporting life.
6 days ago
Physicists predict dark matter will doom the Universe to a catastrophic 'Big Crunch' soon
This model predicts that the universe will reach its maximum size in approximately 11 billion years, then rapidly start contracting.
Oct 10, 2025
Martian craters reveal long term decline in water on the Red Planet, new study claims
Scientists have long tried to pinpoint the forces that turned a potentially water-rich Mars into the arid world we see today.
Oct 10, 2025
Astronomers uncover 'most pristine' star, a cosmic relic from the early universe
Designated SDSS J0715-7334, the newly identified red giant star exhibits the lowest level of metallicity ever recorded.
Oct 9, 2025
Scientists discover how black holes acquired 'squashed' orbits just before the merger
The merger, officially labeled GW200208_222617, was registered by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the European Virgo detector.
Oct 9, 2025
3I/ATLAS reveals first-ever ultraviolet clue to water in an interstellar comet in historic discovery
The detection, made by NASA’s Swift Observatory, provides the first-ever opportunity to put an interstellar comet on the same chemical scale as objects in our solar system.
Oct 8, 2025
Scientist explains the stripe in the new image of 3I/ATLAS from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover
On October 4, 2025, the Perseverance rover's Navcam captured an image of 3I/ATLAS revealing a bright streak that was significantly elongated.
Oct 7, 2025
NASA's James Webb captures sharpest-ever view of M87 supermassive black hole jet
The M87 galaxy's colossal one-sided jet, initially detected over a century ago, has become a 'prime laboratory' for scientists seeking to understand Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN).
Oct 3, 2025