In a remarkable cosmic event, astronomers have detected a black hole-star merger that has resulted in the longest gamma-ray ...

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

A team of UC Riverside engineers has discovered why a key solid-state battery material stays remarkably cool during operation ...

Astronomers have discovered the longest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, revealing that a black hole literally consumed a star ...

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

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

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

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today celebrated the official opening ...

A University of Sydney student has developed a completely new way to peer inside coral fossils to recover lost records of past climate change. In collaboration with the Australian Nuclear Science and ...

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 ...