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Published Cosmic wrestling match



Our universe is around 13.8 billion years old. Over the vastness of this time, the tiniest of initia...
Published Astronomers unveil strong magnetic fields spiraling at the edge of Milky Way's central black hole



A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has uncovered strong and organized...
Published Supermassive black hole appears to grow like a baby star



Supermassive black holes pose unanswered questions for astronomers around the world, not least 'How...
Published Quasar 'clocks' show Universe was five times slower soon after the Big Bang



Quasars are the supermassive black holes at the centres of early galaxies. Scientists have unlocked ...
Published Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet



A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a n...
Published Earliest strands of the cosmic web



Galaxies are not scattered randomly across the universe. They gather together not only into clusters ...
Published Reaching for the (invisible) stars



Supernovae -- stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy -- have fascinated us since time imme ...
Published James Webb Telescope catches glimpse of possible first-ever 'dark stars'


Three bright objects initially identified as galaxies in observations from the James Webb Space Tele ...
Published Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way's edge



Physicists discovered stars near the edge of the Milky Way travel more slowly than those closer to i...
Published NASA scientists discover a novel galactic 'fossil'



Researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have discovered X-ray activity that sheds light on...
Published Astronomers detect oldest black hole ever observed



Researchers have discovered the oldest black hole ever observed, dating from the dawn of the univers...
Published Sleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded stars



Astronomers have concluded that an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact Symmetric Objects, or ...
Published Astronomers discover supernova explosion through rare 'cosmic magnifying glasses' - Astronomers Discover Supernova Explosion Through Rare 'Cosmic Magnifying Glasses'



An international team of scientists recently discovered an exceptionally rare gravitationally lensed...
Published Astronomers discover new link between dark matter and clumpiness of the universe - Astronomers Discover New Link Between Dark Matter and Clumpiness of the Universe



Researchers reveal a theoretical breakthrough that may explain both the nature of invisible dark mat...
Published New discovery sheds light on very early supermassive black holes - New Discovery Sheds Light on Very Early Supermassive Black Holes


Astronomers have discovered a rapidly growing black hole in one of the most extreme galaxies known i ...
Published One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone - One-Third of Galaxy's Most Common Planets Could Be in Habitable Zone



A third of the exoplanets orbiting common M dwarf stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be...
Published Astronomers reveal the largest cosmic explosion ever seen - Astronomers Reveal the Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever Seen



Astronomers have uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. The explosion is more than t...
Published Measurement of the Universe's expansion rate weighs in on a longstanding debate in physics and astronomy - Measurement of the Universe's Expansion Rate: A Longstanding Debate in Physics and Astronomy



A team used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, providing i...
Published New type of star gives clues to mysterious origin of magnetars



Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong...
Published 'Old smokers' and 'squalling newborns' among hidden stars spotted for first time



'Hidden' stars including a new type of elderly giant nicknamed an 'old smoker' have been spotted for...