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Ancient Black Holes Have Revealed a Mystery at the Edge of Time and Space
A surprise discovery in the early universe has major consequences for the evolution of black holes and galaxies.
There's a Giant Dog Bone-Shaped Asteroid In Space, And We Have the Best Pictures of It Yet
The asteroid Kleopatra and its two moons have resisted explanation for more than a decade—until now.
A Strange Interstellar Comet Discovery Hints at a Solar System Like Our Own
The "unexpected finding" of nickel gas around interstellar comet 21/Borisov lines up with "astonishing" new observations of local comets, scientists say.
Scientists Capture Mind-Blowing Image of the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe
Spectacular new images of the large-scale structures that link our universe were captured from the Chilean desert.
Scientists Find More Evidence That Galaxies Are Synced Up In a 'Cosmic Web'
The oddly coherent motion of small satellite galaxies is challenging our accepted model of the universe.
A Black Hole Is Eating a Web of Galaxies on the Edge of Spacetime
It has taken virtually the entire lifespan of the universe for the light from the 'Web of the Giant' to reach Earth.
This Is the First Image of Planets Orbiting a Sun-Like Star in Deep Space
An international team of astronomers snapped this photo of a young star and its two gigantic planets from a distance of 300 light years.
Scientists Captured a Planet's Birth and It Is Terrifying and Beautiful
The new image could be the first direct evidence of the site of a planet's fiery birth in interstellar space.
Scientists Just Discovered 39 'Invisible' Galaxies
These ancient galaxies, known as H-dropouts, defy our current understanding of the early universe.
Astronomers Find Strong Evidence There is a Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy
Astronomers watched as gas approached 30 percent the speed of light during the most detailed observation ever made of material orbiting so close to a black hole.
Massive Telescope Will Be Upgraded to Study the Nearest Exoplanets to Earth
Proxima b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system. Now the Very Large Telescope will look for its neighbors.
This Double Star System Could Explode Next Week, or in Ten Thousand Years
A deeper look at Eta Carinae.