Scientists from several institutions, including the University of Chicago, discovered a lemon-shaped planet with an ...

A newly discovered exoplanet is rewriting the rules of what planets can be. Orbiting a city-sized neutron star, this ...

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Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a ...

NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract to launch an advanced new observatory that will enable scientists to study some of the most exotic objects in the universe in unprecedented detail. According to the ...

A puzzling cosmic blast detected in both light and gravitational waves may hint at a previously unseen type of explosion, ...

You might owe that gold necklace around your neck to a moody, long-dead star from the universe’s ancient past. According to a new study, magnetars—a rare type of neutron star—may have forged some of ...

One such superkilonova candidate event, named AT2025ulz, was observed in 2025; LIGO and Virgo first spotted gravitational ...