A mysterious glow of gamma rays from the centre of the Milky Way has reignited debate over dark matter. The unexplained ...

Gamma-ray burst, GRB 250702B, lasting for a record-breaking seven hours, stunned researchers Researchers have discovered a ...

Scientists think they've found a new way to look for ripples in space-time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Telescopes that ...

Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter - the invisible stuff thought to make up more than ...

Standing on Earth and gazing out into the night sky, you’d think our Milky Way galaxy is relatively calm. Most nearby ...

An illustration of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detecting gamma rays from distant pulsars. Illustration: Daniëlle Futselaar/MPIfR (artsource.nl) A team of astronomers have compiled 12.5 years ...

Using supercomputer simulations, a team of researchers investigated a mysterious source of gamma light coming from the Milky ...

Objects like pulsar J0952-0607 are far from common. Not only are pulsars neutron stars that pack more mass than our Sun in a sphere just 20 kilometers (12 miles) across, but they also spin on their ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Far from our cozy home in the cosmos, stars are performing violent ...

The first-ever detection of highly energetic radiation from a microquasar has astrophysicists scrambling for new theories to explain the extreme particle acceleration. A microquasar is a black hole ...

The first polarized light from a gamma ray burst seven billion light years away is helping astronomers to gain a better understanding of collapsing stars and other high-energy phenomena. Originating ...

An ultra-fast flash from the galaxy M82 reveals what may have been a rare "extragalactic magnetar giant flare." ...