The sharpest black hole collision ever detected just gave Einstein another win—and raised hopes that the next one might ...

A newly detected gravitational wave, GW250114, is giving scientists their clearest look yet at a black hole collision—and a powerful way to test Einstein’s theory of gravity. Its clarity allowed ...

Ripples in space-time from a pair of merging black holes have been recorded in unprecedented detail, enabling physicists to test predictions of general relativity ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

Charleston, SC, astronomy professor answers questions from high school students about wormholes, black holes, colonizing Mars, outer space odors and more.

Discover how high-speed wavefront sensing enhances space situational awareness by overcoming atmospheric distortion.

You might think galaxies can’t ever find each other in our runaway cosmos, but it turns out gravity can sometimes overcome ...

Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.

Scientists have found “strange quarks” that originated as virtual particles that sprang from nothing Quantum physics paints a strange picture of the world, one filled with spooky connections, ...

The system, observed using the European Space Agency's Cheops space telescope, consists of four planets — two rocky and two ...