Latest Gaia data release reveals rare lenses, cluster cores and unforeseen science

The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has released a goldmine of knowledge about our galaxy and beyond. Among other findings, the star surveyor has

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 10, 2023 ~10 min

Harvard astronomers find explanation for Milky Way’s warp

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian’s results bolster hypothesis of how galaxy evolved.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Sept. 27, 2023 ~4 min


Cosmic structure growth isn’t as predicted

The rate at which large cosmic structures grow is slower than Einstein's Theory of General Relativity predicts, report researchers.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 21, 2023 ~8 min

Powerful black holes might grow up in bustling galactic neighborhoods

An astronomer and ‘black hole historian’ explains how the parts of the universe black holes grow in might influence how quickly they become bright, supermassive objects.

Jaclyn Champagne, JASPER Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona • conversation
Sept. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Dark energy could be measured by studying the galaxy next door

Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy – the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 14, 2023 ~5 min

James Webb Space Telescope snaps pic of weird galaxies

Researchers have used a "gravitational lens" to reveal distant galaxies. The snapshot could help astronomers better understand dark matter.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 ~8 min

Looking back toward cosmic dawn − astronomers confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen

The universe used to be filled with a hydrogen fog, before early stars and galaxies burned through the haze. Astronomers are studying galaxies that tell them about this period in the early universe.

Guido Roberts-Borsani, Postdoctoral Researcher in Astrophysics, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Aug. 8, 2023 ~9 min

Webb sees carbon-rich dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has observed the chemical signature of carbon-rich dust grains in the early universe.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 19, 2023 ~7 min


Astronomers identify earliest strands of the ‘cosmic web’

A strand of lined-up galaxies in the early universe reveals clues—and questions—about the fundamental architecture of the universe.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
July 10, 2023 ~7 min

IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy

New data from the IceCube collaboration shows neutrino emissions from within our Milky Way galaxy – but figuring out where exactly these ghost particles come from is harder than it seems.

Jim Madsen, Executive Director, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
June 29, 2023 ~7 min

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