Astronomers have detected a mysterious dark object in the distant universe. It could be dark matter, or it could be something ...

Scientists using a global array of radio telescopes have detected the universe’s lowest-mass dark object by observing how it ...

The object was detected by observing how its gravity distorts light behind it. Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint ...

Black holes are places where gravity is so powerful that nothing — not even light — can escape. Rather than being empty, black holes are chock full of matter that gets squeezed into a teensy space.

Dark matter is an enigmatic form of matter not expected to emit light, yet it is essential to understanding how the rich ...

The low carbon levels are particularly interesting, as previously discovered “pristine” or metal-poor stars generally ...

According to a paper published this past week in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists found what could be the brightest known object in the universe: a quasar produced by a massive and voracious ...

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The study is published in the latest issue of The American Journal of Physics ("All objects and some questions"). Masses, sizes, and relative densities of objects in our Universe. (© The American ...

Astronomers report that they have detected the second most distant dusty, star-forming galaxy ever found in the universe -- born in the first one billion years after the Big Bang. It is the oldest ...

Things that make you go whoa! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The universe is a big place, and it's full of big things. Planets, ...