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Astronomers train AI to reveal the true shape of galaxies
A new artificial intelligence method removes the effect of gravity on cosmic images, showing the real shapes of distant galaxies.
Going rogue: runaway planets roam the galaxy
Tiny fluctuations in old Kepler data reveals four runaway planets that are reminiscent of Earth.
Discovery of new type of supernova explains ancient mystery
Astronomers find a third type of supernova and explain a mystery from 1054 AD.
Hubble finds cosmic twin of Solar System’s mysterious Planet Nine
Scientists find an exoplanet whose strange behavior may lead to the Solar's System hidden ninth planet.
There may be 300 million habitable planets in our galaxy
A new study from NASA and the SETI Institute comes up with an exciting number of potentially life-supporting planets.
6 billion planets like Earth? Scientists make stunning estimate
Astronomers propose new estimate of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists observe strange lights in the heart of the Milky Way
Astronomers spot periodic lights coming from near the black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Gamma-ray space telescope study may have spotted dark matter
New study of gamma rays and gravitational lensing points to the possible presence of dark matter.
Astrophysicists discover why black holes and neutron stars shine bright
Researchers find what causes the glow coming from the densest objects in our universe.
Astronomers spot only the 2nd interstellar object ever seen
An amateur astronomer discovers an interstellar comet on its way to our Sun.
Astronomers find a planet so hot it’s streaming metals into space
This exoplanet is 10 times hotter than any world we measured and shaped like a football.
Confirmed: The Milky Way’s monstrous black hole
A young star and a belt of gasses give the game away.
The 14 Greatest Discoveries of the Cassini–Huygens Telescope
The Cassini-Huygens telescope has spent the better part of the last two decades finding out more about our galaxy than we could possibly dream of. Here's 14 of the coolest things it has found out.