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June 11, 2019

Stephen Hawking was right: Black holes can evaporate, weird new study shows

In 1974, Stephen Hawking made one of his most famous predictions: that black holes eventually evaporate entirely.

June 11, 2019

Weird 'radio bridge' 10 million-light years long links colliding galaxy clusters

Astronomers have spotted a ridge of radio emissions 10 million light-years long joining two galaxy clusters that are slowly colliding with each other.

June 6, 2019

Jupiter's moons will be visible from Earth this month: Here's what you need to know

The largest planet in the solar system will be on full display in June – and stargazers won’t need a high-powered telescope to get a good view, NASA said last week.

June 6, 2019

The Milky Way's monster black hole has a cool gas halo — literally

For the first time,  astronomers may have imaged the cool disk of gas surrounding the gigantic black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, a new study finds.

June 6, 2019

Einstein's quest to 'know God's thoughts' could take millennia

In 1925, Einstein went on a walk with a young student named Esther Salaman.

June 5, 2019

Mysterious light flashes on the Moon have been baffling researchers for decades

Though there have been several notable lunar-related discoveries since man first walked on the Moon in 1969, there is still one phenomenon that has perplexed researchers for decades: mysterious, random flashes of light coming from the Moon's surface.

June 5, 2019

This weird galaxy is creeping up on our Milky Way

A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts Messier 90, a spiral galaxy roughly 60 million light-years away from our own Milky Way — but getting closer.

June 4, 2019

Growing alien worlds spotted in 'planet nursery' around young star

Astronomers have captured a remarkable image of two growing exoplanets circling a young star.

May 30, 2019

Astronomers catch distant star producing massive flare and plasma blob

Astronomers may have spotted a distant star spitting out a giant flare that packed 100,000 times more energy than any seen from Earth's sun, a new study finds.

May 30, 2019

Titanic galactic collision left one galaxy twisted and warped, Hubble reveals

A new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spectacular consequences when two galaxies collide.