First-ever complete measurement of a black-hole recoil achieved thanks to gravitational waves
Illustration of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves they generate. Credit: Galician Institute of High Energy...
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Upgraded single-photon detector searches for ‘light’ dark matter
Using the improved superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD), researchers are searching for very light dark matter. Credit: UZH About 80%...
TRAPPIST-1e observations narrow down possibilities for atmosphere and surface water on elusive exoplanet
Scientists call this event a transit, when valuable data can be gathered as the exoplanet passes between the star and...
The Murchison Widefield Array just doubled in size—what could it find now?
Antennas that were installed as part of the Phase III upgrade at the MWA. Credit: CSIRO/DISR Radio astronomy took another...
Ultra-wideband radio observations unravel polarization mystery of millisecond pulsar
The fractional linear and circular polarizations measured for PSR B1937+21 as a function of frequency, along with the best-fitting lines...
Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1e displays tentative evidence for an atmosphere – Astronomy Now
An artist’s impression of the Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, depicted at the lower right, is silhouetted as it passes in front...
INTEGRAL observes exceptionally bright X-ray flares from Cygnus X-1
Variability of Cygnus X-1 on July 10, 2023. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.20874 Using ESA's INTEGRAL spacecraft, astronomers have detected...
Hubble spies galaxy with much to see
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy NGC 7456. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker While it may appear...
AB Aurigae b detected in H-alpha light
Image of AB Aurigae in hydrogen-alpha (Hα) light, showing the newborn protoplanet AB Aurigae b clearly detected about 0.6" almost...
Kepler space telescope helps uncover true source of KOI-1755 transit signal
Candidate objects near KOI-1755 responsible for the transit-like signal, with Candidate B ultimately confirmed as the true source. Credit: The...
