They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere—trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

On Jan. 15, 2025, the Gaia spacecraft took its last image. Then the craft ran a final round of engineering tests, fired its ...

Astronomers have just confirmed for the first time the existence of a "rogue planet"—a world drifting in space without being ...

They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere – trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our ...

Globular clusters are often described as ancient, tightly bound fossils of the early Milky Way. It has been believed that ...

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A globular cluster near the heart of the Milky Way is gradually dissolving, according to a new study published on arXiv, ...

A supermassive black hole residing within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) - a satellite galaxy - is on a collision course ...

Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space ...

Now, according to new research published in Science, astronomers have managed to weigh a rogue planet for the first time. The ...

Witnessing the Milky Way is a profound experience. This article highlights ten premier global locations for stargazing. From ...