Some Weird Gas Balls Are Swirling Around Sagittarius A*
Scientists have discovered a new class of celestial objects orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The objects...
Video: Gravitational Waves from Black Holes Detected
Scientists are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully understand gravity. They have observed the warping of space-time generated by the collision of...
Scientists pinpoints gravitational waves, in a Revolutionary Discovery
In a discovery that promises to revolutionize astronomy, scientists have made the first direct observations of gravitational waves, bizarre ripples in space-time foreseen by Albert...
Rosetta comet mission: Landing site named ‘Agilkia’
The landing site on a comet to be targeted by Europe's Philae robot on 12 November has been named "Agilkia" following a public competition. (more…)
A planet past Pluto? Astronomers redefine the solar system’s edge
Space is a very large place, however our little corner of the universe just got a little more crowded. (more…)
Tsunami seen on Sun’s surface
Two satellites have seen "tsunami" spreading on the surface of the Sun after a release of matter into space called a coronal mass ejection (CME). ...