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October 2, 2019

Why was 'Oumuamua so weird? New research tries to track its origins.

In 2017, astronomers were startled to find a peculiar object in the solar system.

September 30, 2019

Mysterious fast radio burst unveils 'galaxy’s tranquil ​halo'

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are often mysterious in their origins, but not an uncommon observation. A new study about an FRB discovered in November 2018 reveals more about it, as well as the massive galactic halo it traveled through.

September 30, 2019

Huge cosmic structures already existed when the universe was a baby

Astronomers have discovered the oldest cluster of galaxies ever seen, which dates to the early universe.

September 30, 2019

Building blocks of life may have come from deep space: 'Key to unraveling fundamental questions for humankind'

A new study suggests that the building blocks of life may not have originated on Earth, but rather giant gas clouds in deep space.

September 30, 2019

3 monster black holes are about to collide

A rare trio of supermassive black holes has been caught in the act of coming together.

September 27, 2019

3 monster black holes are going to collide

A trio of supermassive black holes is going to collide.

September 26, 2019

NASA's planet hunter has found a 'star-shredding' black hole

A ‘star-shredding’ black hole has been spotted for the first time by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

September 25, 2019

Mysterious, second interstellar object ever spotted is confirmed

The International Astronomical Union confirmed that the object formally known as C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) is indeed from another solar system, giving it the proper name of 21/Borisov on Tuesday.

September 23, 2019

'Alien megastructure' star not alone. More mysteriously dimming objects have been found.

A mysterious star whose repeated bouts of darkening might be due to "alien megastructures," according to some researchers' conjectures, may now have more than a dozen counterparts that display similarly mystifying behavior, a new study finds.

September 20, 2019

Newly discovered interstellar visitor could be intercepted, study says

It's been nearly a month since the second interstellar object, C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), was detected. And this newly identified object could potentially be studied, according to a new study.