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Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?
Stephen DiKerby, Michigan State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…
The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another
Vasily Belokurov, University of Cambridge Vasily Belokurov is one of three winners of the 2026 Kavli Prize in…
Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past
Dominik Koll, Australian National University When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons.…
Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy
Lisa Kewley, Smithsonian Institution Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded…
Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy
This artist’s impression shows the spiral galaxy NGC 1365 colliding and merging with a smaller galaxy. Melissa Weiss/CfA…
One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode
ESO / L. Calçada, CC BY Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology One of the largest known stars…
The Viewpoint: New research casts doubt on ‘impossible’ signals from Antarctica
After a dedicated search found no evidence of exotic particles traveling through the planet, the mystery of Antarctica's "impossible" signals only deepens.
10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Simon Stevenson, Swinburne University of Technology Ten years ago, scientists heard…
Scientists use supercomputers to ask: What was before the Big Bang?
Scientists are turning to powerful supercomputer simulations to solve Einstein's equations and finally explore what happened before the Big Bang.
The Viewpoint: A new observatory is assembling the most complete time-lapse record of the night sky ever
Now operational, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is creating a 10-year movie of the universe to investigate everything from the nature of dark matter to the threat of nearby asteroids.