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Neutron star smash signals major breakthrough
VIDEO 10-16-2017 |
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For the first time ever, gravitational waves and light have been picked up from the same cosmic event.
Did the Sun once have a companion star ?
6-14-2017 | 8
New evidence has suggested that all the sunlike stars in the universe may have formed together in pairs.
Astronomers see a star warp another's light
6-7-2017 | 5
Astronomers have observed a distant white dwarf star shifting the position of another star in the sky.
Black holes are able to swallow stars whole
5-31-2017 | 13
New evidence has been found to support the idea that matter vanishes when it falls in to a black hole.
Hawking and NASA develop interstellar probe
12-12-2016 | 18
Professor Stephen Hawking has teamed up with NASA to design and develop an interstellar nano-starship.
Could alien life thrive on brown dwarf stars?
12-4-2016 | 10
Extrasolar planets may not be the only place where it is possible to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
Color flashing stars could be evidence of ET
10-31-2016 | 9
Two Canadian astronomers have found possible signs that an alien civilization is trying to communicate.
ESA reveals most detailed Milky Way map ever
9-15-2016 | 20
The European Space Agency has unveiled a map of our galaxy charting the positions of 1.1 billion stars.
Could we reach Earth 2.0 within 20 years ?
8-25-2016 |
The discovery of an Earth-like world around Proxima Centauri has spurred on efforts to send a probe there.
Stellar desert discovered in the Milky Way
8-3-2016 | 5
A vast expanse of space totally devoid of new stars has been found at the heart of our own galaxy.
Tombs in Portugal used as ancient telescopes
7-3-2016 | 5
Special structures enabled early Europeans to view the stars long before the invention of the telescope.
SETI is seeking ET around red dwarf stars
4-5-2016 | 25
The SETI Institute is aiming to find evidence of aliens in a place where nobody had thought to look.
Hubble observes cluster of 'monster' stars
3-22-2016 | 6
The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a group of massive stars over 170,000 light years away.
Astronomers find two stars merging together
10-22-2015 | 13
Two massive stars locked in a deadly embrace have been discovered over 160,000 light years away.
Our universe is 'sliding in to old age'
8-11-2015 | 15
Scientists have highlighted the fact that the stars in the sky are slowly but surely fading away.
Are there forms of life that feast on stars ?
1-12-2015 | 51
So-called 'starivores' could be the ideal target for astronomers seeking signs of extraterrestrial life.
Half of all stars may be outside galaxies
11-8-2014 | 19
New observations have revealed that the intergalactic void may be filled with orphan stars.
Hubble spies 'ghost lights' of dead stars
11-1-2014 | 9
The space telescope has photographed the eerie remnants of long dead stars in a distant galaxy cluster.
Dead stars can reignite and then blow up
8-29-2014 | 8
Astronomers have determined that white dwarf stars can suddenly spring back to life and explode.
Remnants of one of the earliest stars found
8-23-2014 | 4
An ancient orange star has revealed hints of one of the first stars to ever exist in the universe.
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