X-ray data may be first evidence of a star devouring a planet
New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming.
New data may explain star’s mysterious dimming.
The “ghostly particle” is confirmed to have originated from a blazar, nearly 4 billion light years from Earth.
Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.
Search considered successful “dress rehearsal” for exoplanet hunter TESS.
New bolometer is faster, simpler, and covers more wavelengths.
Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.
Professor Sara Seager previews a new era of discovery as a leader of the TESS mission, which is expected to find some 20,000 extrasolar planets.
Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.
Machine-learning system uses physics principles to augment data from NASA crowdsourcing project.
Signals suggest black hole emits a jet of energy proportional to the stellar material it gobbles up.
Emitted just 180 million years after Big Bang, signal indicates universe was much colder than expected.
The 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship provides junior scientists the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
The planetary system’s dense configuration gives clues to its formation
Team of professional and citizen scientists identifies tails of comets streaking past a distant star.
Mavalvala, Evans, Frebel, Katsavounidis, and Vitale discuss the science behind LIGO's observations of a neutron star collision.