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NASA’s Fermi telescope reveals the power source behind monster supernovae

NASA’s Fermi telescope has detected what may be the first confirmed gamma-ray signal from a superluminous supernova — one of the most extreme explosions in the universe. Scientists…

Astrophysicists strike black gold with treasure trove of gravitational wave detections

Researchers from the University of Glasgow's Institute for Gravitational Research are celebrating the publication of a vast new treasure trove of gravitational wave detections, hai…

The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Now Scientists Know Why

There are black holes that are too big to be born from the death of a star but aren’t quite supermassive either. There’s finally evidence for where those came from.…

A Strange Black Hole Mystery Has Stumped Physicists Since 1993. Researchers May Finally Have the Answer

Some black holes could have tamer origins—in the folds of unusual "spacetime crystals" that researchers finally managed to capture in a formula.…

The Sun Blasted a Mysterious Radio Signal for 19 Straight Days. Here’s What We Know

Four different spacecraft captured the massive surge of energy as it just kept going.…

Unprecedented 19 Day Type IV Radio Burst as a Corotating Electron Reservoir

Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids, Supernovas, and Interstellar Visitors

Astronomers are preparing for a new era of big-data astronomy, and results are already starting to arrive.…

First-ever direct image of the cosmic web reveals the Universe’s hidden highways

Astronomers have revealed the sharpest image ever captured of a filament in the cosmic web — the enormous hidden structure connecting galaxies across the Universe. The glowing stra…

The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought

Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could end much sooner than we thought, new research suggests…