July 6, 2018 Epic crash with 'sausage' galaxy shaped Milky Way's bulge A sausage-shaped galaxy smashed into our own Milky Way billions of years ago, changing our galaxy's shape forever.
July 5, 2018 Einstein's theory of gravity passes its toughest test yet Einstein's theory of general relativity has passed its toughest-ever test with flying colors, a new study reports.
June 26, 2018 Rarely seen middleweight black hole gobbles star An elusive type of black hole has been spotted as it shreds and consumes a nearby star.
June 22, 2018 Einstein was right! Scientists confirm general relativity works with distant galaxy A new study validates Einstein's theory of general relativity in a distant galaxy for the first time.
June 13, 2018 Puzzling cosmic glow is caused by diamond dust glamming up stars Diamond dust is responsible for a mysterious glow emanating from certain regions of the Milky Way galaxy , a new study reports.
June 12, 2018 Mysterious 'puffy' objects lurk near the Milky Way's monster black hole Near the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center, astronomers have discovered strange, puffy objects that look like gas clouds but act like stars.
June 12, 2018 Universe has way more huge stars than scientists thought A surprisingly large number of massive stars have been spotted in regions across the universe, shedding new light on how galaxies near and far evolve, a new study shows.
June 8, 2018 Did a neutron-star collision make a Black Hole? In August 2017, for the first time ever, scientists spotted gravitational waves generated by the merger of two superdense stellar corpses known as neutron stars .
June 1, 2018 'Lonely' neutron star looks fabulous in this new close-up A rare discovery twinkles in the debris of an ancient supernova: the first isolated neutron star ever found outside the Milky Way.
May 31, 2018 A tarantula and seahorse make up these dazzling nebulas Astronomers have captured a striking new image of the Tarantula Nebula that highlights its abundance of stars and stunning luminosity.