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Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image)

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door.

Space

Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought

Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like exoplanets could be more common than we thought.

Space

Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit (video)

Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary "failed star" brown dwarfs at a 90-degree tilted angle!

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A 'cosmic car radio' could help scientists tune in to dark matter within the next 15 years

Scientists have developed a cosmic car radio that could tune into the frequency of axions, a prime dark matter suspect.

Space

Some dark matter haloes could roll through the universe like hollow cosmic Easter Eggs

The universe could be packed with dark matter haloes that have no galaxy fillings.

Space

Black holes as batteries: Could humanity ever harness the energy of these cosmic titans?

Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human civilisation?

Space

Unknown physics may help dark energy act as 'antigravity' throughout the universe

Dark energy may have a completely unknown aspect of physics acting as an accomplice in its efforts to defy gravity, suppressing the growth of large-scale structures like galaxy superclusters.

Space

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Black holes may obey the laws of physics after all, new theory suggests

A new recipe for black holes could do away with central singularities, saving the laws of physics from troubling infinities.

Space

These mysterious objects born in violent clashes between young star systems aren't stars or planets

Mysterious planetary mass objects that wander the cosmos alone could be created when young star systems clash. They aren't planets or stars, but are in a cosmic class of their own.

Space

'Dark matter is more valuable than gold': Wobbly galaxies help shine a light on the universe's strangest stuff

Scientists have used the wobble of the Milky Way and what are known as "cosmic lighthouses" to shine a light on the mystery of dark matter.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope joins cosmic detectives in hunt for dark matter

The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the hunt for dark matter, aiding cosmic detectives in searching for signals indicating axion decay.

Space

What is dark energy? Exploding white dwarf stars may help us crack the case

Astronomers have studied 3,600 supernovas to discover diversity in exploding white dwarf stars, a vital tool in the investigation of dark energy.

Space

Fastest exoplanet ever is dragged through space at 1.2 million mph by hypervelocity star

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized planet along for the ride.

Space

Gamma rays create Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World, but how do they work in the real world?

Captain America: Brave New World is about to hit cinemas, bringing with it the gamma-ray-powered Red Hulk. Here's what you need to know about that high-energy radiation.

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Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from?

Scientists have detected the highest-energy ghost particle neutrino ever, but did it come from a supermassive black hole particle accelerator aiming its jet straight at Earth, or from a cosmic fossil?

Space

Black holes could 'bend it like Beckham' to reveal hidden asymmetries of the universe

Black holes and soccer balls don't have much in common, but if black holes are curved when kicked, it might say something deep about the cosmos.

Space

Astronomers unsure what caused 'weird explosion' seen by Einstein Probe's X-ray eye

Was a powerful cosmic explosion seen by the Einstein Probe launched by a supermassive black hole snacking on a star, by a gamma-ray burst, or by something entirely new?

Space

3 years of James Webb Space Telescope data on alien worlds now available online

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the study of exoplanets, worlds beyond the solar system.

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'Missing link' black hole found? Not so fast, new study says

A "missing link" black hole in Omega Centauri is still missing. What appeared to be an intermediate-mass black hole was a cluster of stellar-mass black holes.

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Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat?

New research suggests that tiny primordial black holes could be hollowing out planets and passing through everyday objects, maybe even you and your cat!

Space

Newfound dead star spins record-breaking 716 times a second, explodes with thermonuclear blasts

The neutron star 4U 1820-30 is one of the fastest spinning bodies in the universe, spinning at 716 times a second and erupting like an atomic bomb, NASA's NICER telescope has found.

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Dark matter might live in a dense haze around stellar corpses

The extreme qualities of neutron stars could mean these dead stellar remnants gather dense clouds of hypothetical particles called "axions" around them, potentially shedding light on dark matter.

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Happy Dark Matter Day! Meet the usual — and unusual — suspects in this cosmic mystery

Dark matter makes up 85% of the stuff in the cosmos, but scientists have no idea what it is. Can you solve the case?

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32 alien planets that really exist

Beyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some of the strangest exoplanets that scientists have discovered so far.

Space

Rare Milky Way star cluster is packed with red supergiants 1 million times brighter than the sun

Many red supergiant monster stars lurk in a Milky Way cluster astronomers have discovered with the Gaia space telescope. The cluster, Barbá 2, could help understand why some stars become black holes.

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