Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe.
The Hubble Space Telescope, a cornerstone of modern astronomy, has been providing breathtaking images and invaluable data for ...
With the aid of a multinational network of telescopes, scientists have been able to detect the lowest-mass dark object ever ...
UC Riverside has developed a technology that enables scientists to peer deeper into the universe. Gravitational-wave science ...
ORCs are vast, faint rings of radio energy that surround galaxies and can be detected only in radio wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are made up of fast-moving, magnetized plasma.
The low carbon levels are particularly interesting, as previously discovered “pristine” or metal-poor stars generally ...
Explore the universe with multi-messenger astronomy, combining light, gravitational waves, neutrinos, and cosmic rays for a ...
Even before the first stars lit up the Universe, the Cosmos was not the cold place most researchers once imagined. New ...
In May 2019, astronomers picked up something strange in the fabric of spacetime. The LIGO and Virgo detectors recorded a ...
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Why isn't the Universe Symmetrical?

A lot of things are symmetrical – cats, dogs (bilateral symmetry), planets, stars (spherical symmetry), galaxies, pies (radial symmetry) and a lot more, except for the Universe. If you look really ...
Astronomy is, in essence, an exercise in inference. We cannot touch the stars, nor scoop up galaxies in a lab. Instead, we ...
Did stars and galaxies give rise to black holes, or was it the other way around? New research may challenge ideas about how ...