James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest Pluto’s atmosphere is unlike any other in the solar system, confirming a 2017 ...

Chile is home to one of the most ambitious scientific projects on the planet: the construction of the world’s largest ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared and Mid-Infrared instruments (NIRCam & MIRI) have delivered imagery of ...

Scientists have discovered the most powerful blasts of energy in the known universe. Dubbed extreme nuclear transients, or ...

Extreme nuclear transients are 10 million times rarer than supernovae and emit the same amount of energy as 100 Suns.

In the heart of distant galaxies, astronomers have witnessed the most violent stellar death throes ever recorded.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have unveiled the largest map of the early universe to date, a ...

A pair of new studies has revealed that the hellish skies of exoplanet WASP-121b contain silicon monoxide gas, which has ...

On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera ...

Astronomers discovered a new class of cosmic explosions known as "extreme nuclear transients" that are the most powerful ...

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions seen since the Big Bang.

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...