Strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way's central black hole

A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).

Stardust Found in an Ancient Meteorite Was Left by a New Kind of Supernova

A grain of dust recovered from an ancient meteorite that plonked itself down in Antarctica appears to be from a rather unusual place in space and time.

MeerKAT's Swift Scan Revealed 49 New Galaxies in 3 Hours

MeerKAT telescope has already achieved some great results, from detecting giant radio galaxies to studying the centre of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

Jeff Bezos-Backed Company Passes NASA Test

NASA invested hundreds of millions of dollars in potential replacements for the International Space Station (ISS), with Jeff Bezos’ Orbital Reef passing crucial milestones.

Astrophysicists use supercomputer to explore exotic stellar phenomena

Computer simulations are giving us new insight into the riotous behavior of cannibal neutron stars.

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

A team of scientists have found that a single meteorite was likely responsible for creating billions of craters on the Martian surface.

One of The Oldest Stars in The Universe Found Right Beside Milky Way

A search for the first stars that winked into existence at the dawn of the Universe has yielded one of the oldest stars we've found yet, right next door to our own galaxy.

These Ancient Rivers of Stars Have Flowed Since The Milky Way Began

Towards the center of the galaxy, two streams of stars nearly as old as the Universe have been discovered circling the heart of the Milky Way. These two streams have been named Shiva and Shakti.

1 in 12 Stars May Have Eaten a Planet, Cosmic 'Twin Study' Finds

How stable are planetary systems? Will Earth and its seven siblings always continue in their steady celestial paths, or might we one day be randomly ejected from our cosmic home?

Einasto Supercluster: The new heavyweight contender in the universe

An international team of scientists led by astronomers from Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu has discovered many superclusters in the universe, with the most prominent among them named the 'Einasto Supercluster'.

View Nova Explosion, "New" Star in Northern Crown

A star system, located 3,000 light-years away from Earth, is predicted to become visible to the unaided eye soon. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity as the nova ouburst only occurs about every 80 years.

Betelgeuse's Wild Surface Seems to Be Baffling Our Telescopes

 Betelgeuse's boiling surface could be so riotous that it generates an illusion of fast rotation.

New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter

The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it’s made of ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy’ and ‘dark matter.’ A new study challenges this.

Giant volcano on Mars hiding in plain sight

 Although more eroded and not as tall, the newly discovered volcano rivals the others in diameter. It’s about 450 km across. The volcano sits on the eastern edge of a broad rise called Tharsis, home to 3 other well-known giant volcanoes.

SpaceX Starship disintegrates after completing most of third test flight

SpaceX's Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, completed nearly an entire test flight through space on its third try on March 14, getting farther than ever before, but disintegrated on its return to Earth.