For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

A flaring black hole whips up ultra-fast winds of more than 37,000 miles per SECOND, reveals new research. X-ray space ...

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultra-fast winds emerging from a black hole in a distant galaxy, shedding new ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

A sudden black hole flare unleashed stunning, near light speed winds that echo the Sun’s most powerful eruptions.

For years, scientists thought they understand what happens when stars explode. New earliest-ever mages of supernova events ...

Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

Astronomers have confirmed a giant planet orbiting a tightly bound pair of young stars, marking a first in direct exoplanet imaging. The planet, known as HD 143811 AB b, is the closest-in world ever ...

The hunt is on for terrestrial exoplanets in habitable zones, and some of the most promising candidates were discovered ...

Researchers from Kyoto University and Meiji University have led the quest to understand the origins of elements and the ...

Current physics is speeding toward a breaking point, as astronomers confirm that the Hubble tension in new data.

Scientists have found an "extreme" solution to the mysterious origins of critical life-supporting elements chlorine and potassium.