In a new study published today in Nature, we report the discovery of a new long-period transient – and, for the…
Browsing: Cosmos
The “music” of starquakes – enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many…
Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team of astronomers…
In the past three years, astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of radio source. We call these long period…
In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would “plant the stars and stripes on the…
When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind…
On Nov. 9, 2024, the world will mark Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday – but sadly without Sagan, who died in 1996…
In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes –…
A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all…
We breathe oxygen and nitrogen gas in our atmosphere every day, but did you know that these gases also float…