‘SPECIAL REPORTS’ Archives

TOI 1227 b is a young, Jupiter-sized exoplanet 330 light-years away. It orbits close to its … “This baby exoplanet is shrinking toward a sad destiny”

The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we’d been … “Jaw-Dropping Image Reveals Dying Stars Entangled Like Serpents”

Astronomers say they’ve just observed the birth of a new solar system. They caught the … “Witnessing a solar system’s dawn, for the 1st time”

“Wherever the sun shines or the wind blows; wherever there is an eye to see … When One Sees with Clarity and Understanding

Hidden cozied up to Betelgeuse, a bright red star in the constellation Orion, astronomers may … “Betelgeuse’s companion star revealed in new images”

Our Milky Way galaxy consists of gas, dust and billions of stars. They trace out its spiral … “A hidden molecular cloud near our Milky Way’s center”

Since Galileo first observed them through his telescope in the early 1600s, sunspots have fascinated … “A 400-Year-Old Mystery About The Sun May Finally Be Solved”

“The new form of worship introduced by this Pharaoh was simple enough. Outwardly, it had … The New Pharaoh Worshiped the Spirit Behind the Sun

Two black holes have collided in a merger that could revolutionize our understanding of black hole growth. Named GW … “Record-Sized Collision Between Black Holes Detected by Astronomers”

One of the greatest mysteries facing scientists today is the Hubble tension: the fact that our … “Earth could be in a huge void, Big Bang sound waves suggest”