Astronomers have tracked a mysterious magnetar, SGR 0501+4516, across the Milky Way, revealing it may not have formed in a ...

In an extraordinary breakthrough, astronomers led by the University of Cambridge have detected chemical markers in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b that may hint at the presence of life. Using the ...

The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...

Using the Hubble and Gaia space telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a powerfully magnetic neutron star in the Milky ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a magnetar a supermagnetic neutron star speeding across our galaxy. Its name? SGR ...

Scientist reveal promising signs of biological life on another planet, but trying to reach out to them could be 'a really bad ...

SGR 0501+4516, one of the roughly 30 known magnetars in the Milky Way, was discovered in 2008 after NASA’s Swift Observatory detected gamma-ray flashes at the galaxy’s edge. Unlike typical magnetars, ...

A fog of long-wavelength infrared light could be produced by dusty, star-forming galaxies that have remained hidden — until now, that is.

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...