Astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), working with international collaborators, have made a striking discovery involving a previously unknown type of cosmic ...

Astronomers have identified a strange new object in deep space, a vast cloud that looks like a galaxy stripped of its stars. Instead of a shining island of suns, this structure is almost entirely dark ...

Deep space has just delivered a cosmic curveball: an object that behaves so strangely it appears to break the rules astronomers use to describe how the universe grew up. The discovery centers on an ...

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Astronomers have a new explanation for mysterious "little red dots" observed in the early universe: Maybe they're not crowded star clusters that upend everything scientists know about galaxies. Maybe ...

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Despite its unmemorable name, J2322-2650 is a strange system. A Jupiter-sized exoplanet orbits an energetic neutron star, which constantly bombards it with gamma rays. Now, a team of astronomers has ...

Explore the mystery of 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor with a 7.1-hour 'heartbeat'. Learn why its bizarre alignment with ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Originating from outside our solar system, the comet is not a threat to Earth. While not visible to the naked eye, ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A strange object was seen flying over parts of Virginia on the afternoon of Jan.4 after a SpaceX launch earlier that morning. SpaceX announced early Jan. 4 that it had ...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope now think the "little red dots" spotted in the early universe could be a new kind of space object. They call it a "black hole star." Credit: T.