Whether viewed as a cosmic coincidence or a mystical sign, January 2025’s planetary alignment offers a unique chance to connect with the universe. It’s a reminder of the beauty and mystery ...

As the star spins, these beams sweep past Earth and produce periodic pulses of radio waves, much like a cosmic lighthouse. This behaviour has earned them the name “pulsars”. Pulsars typically ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A cosmic object, ASKAP J1839-0756, challenges current understanding of neutron stars by emitting radio pulses every 6.5 hours, far slower than typical pulsars ...

These bottomless cosmic pits would have a lot in common with more familiar black holes; in some cases, the two may be indistinguishable. But unlike their kin, these undiscovered black holes wouldn ...

A new alpha update to System76’s COSMIC desktop environment has arrived with a clutch of interactive improvements. This is the fifth alpha of the Rust-based DE since August 2024. More alphas will ...

System76 has just launched COSMIC Alpha 5! For those wondering, COSMIC is a Rust-based desktop environment, designed for Pop!_OS and other Linux distributions. This release is packed with exciting new ...

Pictures show how the stars look during a period known as the cosmic noon - the middle ages of the universe when the most stars were born. The Durham team was led by physicists David Lagattuta and ...

"Cosmic dawn has been a missing chapter in our understanding of the universe." Observing the interactions between dark matter and so-called "dark photons" during a period after the Big Bang called ...

Astronomers viewing a cosmic end-of-life tableau have spotted shards of dead planets swirling around a dying star that is enveloped in a glowing gas shell 1. Scientists have previously found old ...

Most elements in the universe, except for hydrogen and helium (and a few other weird exceptions), were forged by stars, either through nuclear fusion deep within their cores or during gigantic ...