It's the highest resolution detection of a gravitationally lensed radio arc, and within it, a small kink indicating the ...

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

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

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough in the search for the universe’s most mysterious substance—dark matter. They ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — which is zooming through our inner solar system — appears to be emitting its own light, according to Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. The observation by Loeb, if ...

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For the experiment, a high-power green laser was directed through ruby cube and illuminated with a blue laser from the side. The green laser increases the optical absorption of the blue illuminating ...

Scientists have discovered a technique whereby light can be bent around corners, inspired by the way clouds scatter sunlight. This type of light-bending could lead to advances in medical imaging, ...

Here is everything I saw with a smart telescope in a light-polluted city including galaxies, nebulas and star clusters.