A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

A powerful and mysterious blast of radio waves that astronomers believed was a fast radio burst (FRB) from far beyond the ...

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to the emergence of stars marks a critical shift known as Cosmic ...

Astronomers have finally deciphered the mystery of a peculiar bright burst in space, initially spotted using a large radio ...

Smith, the former Astronomer Royal, who has died aged 102, was a pioneer of radio astronomy, carrying out research which ...

An object astronomers initially thought to be a high-speed burst of radio waves from deep space last year has been revealed ...

"This is a unique opportunity to learn how the universe's first light emerged from the darkness." ...

Tributes have been paid to a "towering figure in British astronomy" who has died aged 102. Sir Francis Graham-Smith was ...

Starlink already dims its spacecraft in visible light by tipping solar panels away from Sun reflections. A similar hardware ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a ...

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