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Skip to content. Science News Needs You Support nonprofit journalism. Astronomy Astronomers identified a second possible exomoon Kepler b i, a newly discovered candidate for an exoplanet moon, has a radius about 2. By Sid Perkins 19 hours ago. By Lisa Grossman December 15, Astronomy The only known pulsar duo sheds new light on general relativity and more Einstein was right, among other insights gleaned from watching a one-of-a-kind system of two pulsating dead stars for 16 years.

By Emily Conover December 13, The Webb observatory's mission is to seek the light from the first galaxies Not many were known The emission is powered by a central black hole in the This explains why the vibrant Sometimes, two come so close that one engulfs the other -- with far-reaching consequences. When astronomers used the telescope Alma to study New insights into seasons on a planet outside our solar system Imagine being in a place where the winds are so strong that they move at the speed of sound.

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument creates largest 3D map of the cosmos The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument DESI has capped off the first seven months of its survey run by smashing through all previous records for three-dimensional galaxy surveys, creating the largest and most detailed Astronomers find evidence for a second supermoon beyond our solar system Astronomers have reported a second, super-sized moon orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet beyond our solar system.

Researchers propose new explanation for Moon's half-century magnetic mystery Rocks returned to Earth during NASA's Apollo program from to have provided volumes of information about the Moon's history, but they've also been the source of an enduring mystery. Mysterious 'blue lurker' stars likely got a spin boost by absorbing their partners When astronomers discovered a new kind of star just a few years ago, they were puzzled: The stars were spinning far too quickly given their age.

Messier 85's complex globular cluster system explored by researchers Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have conducted photometric and spectroscopic observations of a galaxy known as Messier Cosmic 'spider' found to be source of powerful gamma-rays Using the 4. Jan 12, International collaboration offers new evidence of a gravitational wave background The results of a comprehensive search for a background of ultra-low frequency gravitational waves has been announced by an international team of astronomers including scientists from the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy A step closer to understanding the 'cold spot' in the cosmic microwave background After the Big Bang, the universe, glowing brightly, was opaque and so hot that atoms could not form.

From dust to planet: How gas giants form Gas giants are made of a massive solid core surrounded by an even larger mass of helium and hydrogen. More news Astronomy. Other news Planetary Sciences. Planetary Sciences. General Physics. By: Thomas A. Dobbins January 13, Milky Way. Supernovae that carved out the Local Bubble, a cavity around the Sun, have also triggered star formation at the bubble's edges. By: Monica Young January 12, A detailed study of 12 streams of stars swirling in and around the Milky Way will ultimately help shed light on our galaxy's dark matter halo.

By: Govert Schilling January 12, Black Holes. Astronomers are searching nearby dwarf galaxies for the ancient origins of supermassive black holes. By: Govert Schilling January 11, Stellar Science.

Astronomers watch starbirth and stardeath, capturing a unique view of a stellar nursery and witnessing a supergiant's supernova. By: Monica Young January 10, Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson. The James Webb Space Telescope has unfolded its primary mirror, marking the end of the deployment phase for the observatory.