Astrophysics

Exotic Objects

A pulsar’s journey through swirling space-time shows astronomers how fast its binary companion spins

Milky Way, Science

New high-energy gamma-ray sources found in the galaxy

Exotic Objects

Gravitational waves reveal a second neutron star collision

Galaxies, Science, Stars

Star formation galaxies mapped by radio telescopes

Exotic Objects, Stars

Astronomers map a neutron star’s surface for the first time

Exotic Objects, Science

Gravitational-wave detectors get a boost by reducing quantum noise

Exotic Objects

NASA instrument spots its brightest X-ray burst ever

Galaxies

Astronomers zoom in on a galaxy 9 billion light-years away thanks to gravitational lensing

Science, Solar System

Astronomers may have just discovered an interstellar comet visiting our solar system

Science

How does gravity affect photons (that is, bend light) if photons have no mass?

Exotic Objects, Science

8 new repeating fast radio bursts offer new opportunities for insights

Galaxies, Stars

The cosmic distance ladder: How we measure an infinite universe