Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe) are stellar explosions that occur in stars with initial masses around 8–10 times that of ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

UW-Milwaukee physics and astronomy assistant professor Lia Medeiros explains gravitational waves and the role UWM played in discovering them.

In a recent breakthrough, the XRISM mission has uncovered a puzzling cosmic phenomenon—a slow, dense wind emanating from the neutron star GX13+1. This unexpected discovery, detailed in a study ...

An excess of gamma rays in the center of our galaxy could mean scientists have finally detected dark matter particles—or not ...

"This finding is the first direct evidence of water’s interstellar journey from clouds to the materials that form planetary ...

Neutron stars escape collapse into a black hole thanks to degeneracy pressure produced by their neutrons, which is able to fight the crushing force of gravity. What exactly lies at the heart of a ...

Geologists in Massachusetts made a groundbreaking discovery that could significantly alter what we know about the Earth's ...

"Today marks an extraordinary milestone, not just for Rocket Lab, but for the future of space access in America." WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — A new reusable rocket with jaws like a cosmic hippo, an ...

An aerial view of Launch Complex 3, Rocket Lab’s Neutron launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Rocket Lab WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Rocket Lab moved a step closer to the first launch of its ...

A University of Sydney student has developed a completely new way to peer inside coral fossils to recover lost records of past climate change.