Spanish astronomers have conducted a near-infrared study of an ultra-high energy gamma-ray source designated LHAASO ...

When a stone sits on the Earth’s surface, cosmic rays quietly pepper it, leaving behind rare isotopes like tiny time stamps.

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed a novel model to explain the origin of an ultra-long gamma-ray burst (GRB), challenging the conventional understanding of these violent ...

Michigan State University has inaugurated the K500 Chip Testing Facility, which will help make microchips more reliable in high-radiation environments and increase U.S. capacity for radiation ...

Fresh dating of Homo Erectus fossils suggests ancient humans reached East Asia far earlier than once believed.

Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape looks almost ...

The discovery challenges existing theories of how matter close to supermassive black holes behaves.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have captured a stunning image of a "cosmic jellyfish." This aquatic-creature-like galaxy, designated COSMOS2020-635829, was seen as it existed ...

The 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse, the first of 2026, was visible in some parts of the world as the moon moved across the path ...

Scientists scanning the heart of the Milky Way have spotted a tantalizing signal: a possible ultra-fast pulsar spinning every 8.19 milliseconds near Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at our ...

Occupying the core of the galaxy is a supermassive black hole designated as Sagittarius A*. It is famously among the dimmest in the universe. New observations reveal that in the past, it was more ...

Scientists have used a novel new approach to discover the potential origins of the sun goddess particle Amaterasu, the second ...