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August 6, 2019

Gigantic black hole with mass 40 billion times the Sun discovered by astronomers

Astronomers have potentially discovered a supermassive black hole located 700 million light years from Earth that has a mass 40 billion times that of the Sun.

August 6, 2019

Evidence of 14B year-old 'time machine' star found 35,000 light-years from Earth

Astronomers have found evidence of one of the oldest stars in the universe, a star that lived 13.8 billion years ago, nestled inside a star that's nearly as old.

August 2, 2019

Asteroid size of Empire State Building set to fly by Earth next week

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is as large as the Empire State Building will zoom past Earth next week on Aug. 10. But it's not anything to worry about, according to experts.

August 2, 2019

NASA discovers 'extreme' alien planet that's shaped like a football

Using NASA's Hubble Telescope, researchers have discovered a football-shaped exoplanet 900 light-years from Earth that is being described as "hotter than hot." 

August 1, 2019

Strange star found zooming out of our galaxy is fastest of its kind ever seen

Atronomers have discovered a new star that's the fastest of its kind in our Milky Way galaxy.

July 31, 2019

Black Moon is coming tonight: What that means

July 31 will mark a rare occurrence for Earth's natural satellite — a phenomenon known as a Black Moon.

July 31, 2019

Millions of black holes are hiding in our galaxy. Here's how astronomers plan to find them.

It's time to find all the missing black holes.

July 30, 2019

NASA finds three alien planets, including the 'missing link'

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a star, known as "TESS Object of Interest 270," or TOI 270, 73 light-years away from Earth that has three exoplanets orbiting it, including a so-called "super-Earth" and two others that are described as Neptune-like.

July 30, 2019

Einstein was right (again!) as general relativity passes another test

By analyzing the extraordinarily strong gravitational pull of the giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way on a star near it, astronomers have shown that Einstein's ideas about space and time still hold true as the best description yet of how gravity works.

July 29, 2019

Delta Aquariid meteor shower: What you need to know

Skywatchers are set for a treat this week when the Delta Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak.