September 19, 2017 Huge black hole 100,000 times more massive than the Sun discovered in the Milky Way Astronomers in Japan have found a possible black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, which they believe could be the missing link in the development of supermassive black holes that has been theorized, but never officially found.
September 18, 2017 James Webb Space Telescope will hunt for signs of life in the solar system The soon-to-launch James Webb Space Telescope will turn its powerful eye on two of the solar system's top candidates for hosting alien life: the icy moons Enceladus and Europa, the agency confirmed in a statement this month.
June 30, 2017 Russia may launch the brightest 'star' in the sky Russia is set to launch potentially the brightest artificial object in the night sky, which could outshine everything except for the Moon, starting next month.
June 30, 2017 Does dark energy exist? Paul Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University and the chief scientist at COSI Science Center .
June 26, 2017 Alien contact could be 1,500 years away, say Cornell astronomers If you are hoping to meet an alien then you may be in for a very long wait, according to astronomers at Cornell University.
June 23, 2017 Planet 10? Another Earth-size world may lurk in the outer solar system A planet-size object may be orbiting the sun in the icy reaches of the solar system beyond Pluto.
June 20, 2017 Baby star’s ‘crying’ solves a stellar mystery Astronomers using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have precisely measured the rotating fountains of gas flowing out from a massive newborn star , revealing the complex interplay between the star's magnetism and centrifugal forces.
June 5, 2017 Scientists create 'molecular black hole' in laboratory using world's most powerful x-ray beam The world’s most powerful X-ray laser beam has been used to create a tiny microscopic “black hole."
June 2, 2017 Two gigantic black holes spotted merging into one terrifying monster Two black holes have been spotted merging to form a gigantic space monster so huge it could swallow up our entire planet and then snack on the rest of the solar system.
June 1, 2017 Massive telescope will let us gaze deeper into the galaxy than ever before The Extremely Large Telescope's name isnt pure hyperbole the ELT will boast a main mirror thats 128 feet in diameter, which will make it the largest telescope on Earth once complete.