In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

It will be a spectacular event, but calculating when it will happen is a tricky business. Every now and then, in recent observations, Betelgeuse has grown dimmer or brightened, prompting speculation ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

JWST peered at the glowing trail of stars left behind by a candidate runaway supermassive black hole deep in space, revealing ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Tom ...

Exciton polaritons are hybrid light-matter quantum states arising from strong coupling, offering a unique platform for ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

What: Ultraviolet observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft while the ...

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

A wobbling jet from a giant, voracious black hole is suppressing star formation in a distant galaxy—and astronomers have ...