Sometimes we receive strange, ghostly radio signals from outer space, which astronomers have yet to conclusively explain. Partially because they disappear almost as soon as they arrive.…
In the southern constellation of Fornax lies a tiny patch of sky just like any other. Your eyes may have brushed past it a hundred times without a thought. Yet this otherwise unremarkab…
"It sits behind so much dust that it is essentially invisible in ordinary optical images." Astronomers have discovered the first microblazar in the Milky Way, a black hole-power…
Time: it's constantly running out and we never have enough of it. Some say it’s an illusion, some say it flies like an arrow. Well, this arrow of time is a big headache in physics. Why …
The countdown is on. You don’t exactly become a world-renowned futurist by making safe predictions. And while all of those past predictions don’t always come to pass, these ideas help e…
There's no proof of other life beyond Earth yet, but scientists are constantly looking out and listening for signs that we're not actually alone in the Universe. Now, a team fro…
In our endless search to understand the Universe and our place within it, precious little blips in data can hint at entire new worlds. Dips in the light levels of a star can betray the pr…