Two bright, short-lived flares from accreting white dwarfs have been detected near the Milky Way’s core by the South Pole ...
Researchers from the South Pole Telescope project team looked deep into the center of the Milky Way, discovering powerful, surprising bursts of light from two accreting white dwarf systems.
When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...
What is “down” in the vastness of space? Scientists reveal how gravity, cosmic planes, and perspective redefine direction, ...
LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic rolled out a new version of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket Friday as it prepares to return to flight testing for the first time since a 2014 accident destroyed the ...
After its first spaceflight in December, Virgin Galactic sent the same vessel past the edge of the atmosphere for a second time Friday. This time, the rocket plane went higher and faster than before — ...
The Milky Way galaxy is at least 50 percent larger than is commonly estimated, according to new findings that reveal that the galactic disk is contoured into several concentric ripples. The research, ...