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Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance of ...

The object was detected by observing how its gravity distorts light behind it. Astronomers have discovered an extremely faint ...

Astronomers have observed a primeval star that they believe to be the most “pristine” object in the universe. A team led by ...

Scientists using a global array of radio telescopes have detected the universe’s lowest-mass dark object by observing how it ...

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Cosmologists can now explore data faster than ever before with a new emulator. As astronomers continue to uncover the mysteries of the universe, their work generates increasingly vast and intricate ...

ORCs are vast, faint rings of radio energy that surround galaxies and can be detected only in radio wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are made up of fast-moving, magnetized plasma.

Astrophysicists have presumed for nearly a century that the universe will just keep expanding for all eternity, driven by an ...

Astronomers have discovered a primeval but the most pristine star ever found in the universe. According to a research team ...

We're getting the first look at Season 2 of YA animated series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake in a new trailer released at ...