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XMM-Newton helps revise distance to outer spiral arms
X-ray echoes from distant blasts reveal the Milky Way's outer spiral arms are up to 10% farther away than previous maps suggested.
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Nearby 'Super Earth' may be a better candidate for life than previously thought
A nearby super-Earth may be rockier and more habitable than thought, with lower mass and an orbit in the zone where liquid water could exist.
June 30, 2026 Read more
Messages from the surface of a black hole
In space, someone can hear you scream, in extreme enough circumstances: by using gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes, scientists have heard signals from closer to the event horizon than ever before.
June 30, 2026 Read more
'Super-puff' planets lighter than candy floss discovered by international team
Two ultra-low-density Jupiter-sized exoplanets, fluffier than candy floss, offer a rare chance to study how such 'super-puff' worlds form.
June 25, 2026 Read more
Before the aliens, the amino acids
Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in meteorites or in Martian samples.
June 22, 2026 Read more
Collision in space is not evidence of dark matter after all?
New data suggest the Bullet Cluster's lensing may be explained with fewer or no dark matter assumptions, reviving an alternative gravity model.
June 19, 2026 Read more
Study reveals the first galactic population of gamma-ray emitting protostars
Study identifies forming stars whose jets accelerate protons and emit gamma rays, revealing a new cosmic-ray source and deeper view of star formation.
June 19, 2026 Read more
Across the universe, young stellar activity drives galactic evolution
Newborn star clusters are a deciding factor in shaping interstellar medium, study finds.
June 18, 2026 Read more
How an oddball 'hot Jupiter' shows us new possibilities for planets beyond our solar system
The planet CoRoT-2 b has puzzled astronomers for nearly a decade, but new data may have solved its mystery.
June 18, 2026 Read more
New quantum experiment overcomes major obstacle in search for dark matter and gravitational waves
Pairing atom-based sensors cancels overwhelming laser noise, revealing faint signals that future detectors could use to probe hidden cosmic phenomena.
June 17, 2026 Read more
Tracing a neutrino ghost to distant 'shadow blaster' galaxy
Gemini North telescope on Maunakea helps uncover strongest evidence yet that distant star-forming galaxies contribute to the production of one of the Universe’s most mysterious ghost particles.
June 17, 2026 Read more
Radionuclides trapped in a deep-sea sample point to an ancient cosmic event
Deep-sea crusts preserved plutonium traces from a rare ancient cosmic event, likely a neutron-star merger, dating back over 100 million years.
June 16, 2026 Read more
Revealing how and when a black hole's mighty winds can squash star formation
Models show that fast outflows from active galactic centers can disrupt cold gas reservoirs, shutting down star formation in galaxies.
June 16, 2026 Read more
Nanoscale metasurface could sharpen future views of the Sun
A tiny optical component captures multiple polarization images at once, helping telescopes track solar magnetic fields with simpler hardware.
June 16, 2026 Read more
First direct detection of star-forming gas in early galaxies
Astronomical observations provide new insights into how galaxies formed and grew during the universe's first billion years.
June 15, 2026 Read more
Researchers use counterjet to reveal clumpy gas near a black hole
Counterjet observations reveal clumpy, dense ionized gas around a supermassive black hole, offering a new probe of AGN jet–gas interactions.
June 12, 2026 Read more
Cosmic dawn fuel discovery unlocks early galaxy growth secrets
NSF VLA and ALMA observations detect enormous cold molecular gas reserves in a distant galaxy seen 13 billion years ago.
June 11, 2026 Read more
Big Bang inside a star: How a gravastar forms
A new relativity model suggests gravastars could form when dark energy creates an expanding mini-universe inside a collapsing star, preventing a black hole.
June 11, 2026 Read more