NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, explains. Credit: Space.com | ...

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Citizen scientists working with the Kilonova Project to identify astrophysical transients in observations by the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) have achieved their first ...

Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive black holes, or “hot Jupiters,” astronomers can spend months or years ...

VR headsets aren't just for video games. These are the best VR experiences that let you travel to outer space without leaving the comfort of your home. VR headsets aren't just for video games. These ...

Scientists today are quite sure about how long our universe has existed: it’s been 13.8 billion years, give or take 59 million years, since the cosmos burst into being via the big bang. But they’re ...

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Tiny, ancient black holes could whizz through our Solar System as often as once a decade, according to a new study. We could spot them by watching for a wobble in the orbit of Mars – and that could ...

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Two nearby black holes were discovered using precise star position data. These black holes are unique because they don't actively pull in nearby matter. Radio wave observations confirmed the lack of ...