A new study explains how some supernovae are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...
In 2020, astronomers discovered a violent cosmic event that has led them to rethink how extreme pairs of astronomical objects form. These pairs are capable of producing powerful cosmic collisions.
Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.
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South Africa’s SAAO and the U.K.’s Hartree Centre launched the “Intelligent Observatory” program. The project will integrate AI and high-performance computing into telescope operations. The initiative ...
NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense ...
Despite years of debate and follow-up studies, an odd streak of cosmic light still defies a final explanation. Is it a giant ...
Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...
The Tahoe Discovery Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe campus provides collaborative space for ...
Astronomers have found that both the core of our Milky Way and the earliest proto-galaxies in the universe share a surprising ...
Astronomers have collected evidence of a violent collision between two planets in a distant star system. The first clues of this cataclysmic event came when a rather boring star began behaving very ...
NASA said it plans to roll the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion capsule back out to the launchpad next week, aiming for a launch in early April.