NASA has detected a strange, unidentified object orbiting the Sun, sparking intrigue and speculation across the scientific community. While theories range from space debris to a new celestial body, ...

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A planet circling at a sharp 90-degree angle to the orbits of its two host stars has now been confirmed. This discovery ...

WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...

Dubbed AT2024tvd, the burst of radiation from this " tidal disruption event " (TDE) was also picked up by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array ...

NASA has unveiled three mesmerizing new space sounds linked to black holes, using an innovative technique called sonification ...

Often bucking tradition, these women sought knowledge of the universe and reimagined the way we view the cosmos.

For centuries, one of the biggest challenges in astronomy ... other orbiting telescopes have been launched in recent years, Hubble remains the most recognizable and longstanding orbital observator ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy ... aboard the observatory. Fortunately, Hubble was uniquely designed to be serviced in orbit by astronauts. NASA’s first ...

For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning, and I’m on the sixth floor of Sterling Hall at UW–Madison. Here, in the newly formed Wisconsin ...