'Revolutionary': Vera C. Rubin Observatory found 800,000 objects of interest in a single night

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

The Wow! Signal Deciphered. It Was Hydrogen All Along.

The mysterious Wow! Signal shocked astronomers when it was detected in 1977. Scientists may have finally figure out what it was.

Origin and Evolution of Cosmic PAHs: Tracing Molecular Content of Dust Analogs, Meteorites and Asteroids – Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie

IceCube identifies seven astrophysical tau neutrino candidates

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a cubic-kilometer-sized neutrino telescope at the South Pole, has observed a new kind of astrophysical messenger. In a new study recently accepted for publication as an Editors' Suggestion by the journal Physical Review Letters and available on the arXiv preprint server, the IceCube collaboration, including Penn State researchers, presented the discovery of seven of the once-elusive astrophysical tau neutrinos.

25 gorgeous nebula photos that capture the beauty of the universe

Nebulas — colorful clouds of expanding gas and dust — have long captivated stargazers with their beauty. Here are 25 of the most stunning nebulas in the universe.

We can leave the Solar System, but arriving anywhere is not happening soon

What if we dropped interstellar ambitions and focused on understanding our home system?

New map of the universe’s cosmic growth supports Einstein’s theory of gravity

Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has culminated in a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of the universe.