Astronomers have recently detected an intriguing “heartbeat signal” emanating from deep space, capturing the attention and ...

Astronomers detect a fast radio burst from 10 billion years ago, FRB 20240304B, revealing clues about the early universe.

Astronomers have detected an astonishing celestial object emitting bright flashes of radio waves and X-rays that last for two minutes and repeat every 44 minutes. In a fresh twist, the discovery marks ...

To tell a Mars rover to turn left or an orbiter to change focus, mission scientists have to beam powerful transmissions ...

Fast radio bursts, or bright, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves in space, are one of the most enduring mysteries of the cosmos - and they just became a little stranger. The video in the media ...

The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allowed an in-depth search for what produced the mysterious signal.

NASA proves laser communication works in space, sending HD video across millions of miles and paving the way for faster data from Mars.

You might think the space between stars is completely empty, but it’s actually packed with way more stuff than you’d expect.

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

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A powerful and mysterious blast of radio waves that astronomers believed was a fast radio burst ...

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