Scientists captured an image of a star beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever
Scientists have finally imaged a star outside of the Milky Way for the first time. Here's what it looks like and how they did ...
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Unusual black hole light bursts puzzle astronomers: 'We are finding a lot of weird stuff'
Astronomers have stumbled upon a pair of massive black holes in a distant galaxy that are triggering unusual bursts of light.
A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter
The search for the universe's dark matter could end tomorrow—given a nearby supernova and a little luck. The nature of dark matter has eluded astronomers for 90 years, since the realization that 85% ...
It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy
These objects were actually the Andromeda and Messier 33 galaxies, the closest large galaxies to our Milky Way. Today, up to ...
H.E.S.S. Observatory Detects Unprecedented High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Researchers use the H.E.S.S. Observatory to overcome the challenge of detecting high-energy cosmic-ray electrons and ...