A team of astronomers including George Washington University physics Ph.D. student Eliza Neights recorded an extraordinary ...

“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

Observations of the formation of light-nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter.

Scientists have confirmed that colossal collisions between galaxies trigger titanic eruptions in the centers of those ...

By analyzing just a few grains of returned samples from the Apollo missions, researchers gained important insights into the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has found compelling evidence for "monster stars" — gigantic, primordial stars that existed in the early universe.

Black holes are notoriously difficult to spot unless they are active, and one type of activity is the destruction of a star, ...

Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

What is the Geminid Meteor Shower? The Geminid meteor shower occurs each December as Earth intersects a dense stream of debris left by the asteroid 3,200 Phaethon. This asteroid, which orbits the sun ...

The rising tide of AI slop has brought with it fake research and other sources that librarians are asked to track down.

When people talk about baking, they often focus on the final product. The tender cookies, the domed muffins, the rich ...

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultra-fast winds emerging from a black hole in a distant galaxy, shedding new ...