The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, Swift Observatory and other telescopes. A kilonova is a "the afterglow ...

A mysterious and radiant glow is emanating from the center of our galaxy, which has become a centre of attraction for all ...

The enigmatic existence of dark matter has been perplexing for scientists as it, for decades, remains stubbornly hidden from ...

Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter, thought to make up more than one-quarter of the ...

Even astronomers who study peculiar outer space objects have their favorites. Here are some interstellar bodies that have won ...

Astronomers recorded the longest gamma-ray burst in history, GRB 250702B, that may be a cosmic event completely new to ...

The GWTC 4.0 catalog records 128 new gravitational wave signals, revealing mergers of black holes and neutron stars detected by LIGO.

Astronomers have long searched for ways to detectdark matter, the elusive substance believed to make up most of the ...

Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as ...

The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...

Using CO (J=1–0) molecular line data obtained from the 13.7-meter millimeter-wave telescope at the Purple Mountain ...

A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way may actually be the first evidence for an elusive "dark" phenomenon, new ...