Scientists have discovered 44 previously unknown stars which had been hidden behind a cluster of galaxies. Physicists at ...
The fleeting cosmic firework likely originated within the turbulent magnetosphere surrounding a distant neutron star. Fast ...
Using a natural phenomena called “gravitational lensing”, a team of researchers and astronomers at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory have spotted ...
Cao Jun has set up a small observatory at his goat pen where he takes pictures of the universe every night after work. The 30 ...
Taking advantage of a cosmic 'double lens,' astronomers resolved more than 40 individual stars in a galaxy so far away its light dates back to when the universe was only half its present age.
The galaxy Dragon Arc was observed along the line of sight to the galaxy cluster Abell 370, which acts as a cosmic magnifying glass.
The intricate relationship between quantum mechanics and classical physics has long puzzled scientists. Quantum mechanics ...
Galaxies are not islands in the cosmos. While globally the universe expands—driven by the mysterious "dark energy"—locally, ...
Prof. Maggiore, your career spans various fields, from quantum field theory to gravitational waves and cosmology. Could you tell us about the key moments or breakthroughs that have shaped your ...
Telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope can observe some incredibly distant galaxies, stretching all the ...
"I never dreamed of Webb seeing them in such large numbers." ...
Physicists have proposed a solution to a long-standing puzzle surrounding the GD-1 stellar stream, one of the most well-studied ...