Nearly twenty years ago, satellites detected an unusual gravitational signal off the coast of Africa, revealing a deep ...

In a groundbreaking study published inNature Astronomy, astronomers have identified the lowest-mass dark object ever ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...

Thanks to the presence of a natural “zoom lens” in space, University of Chicago scientists working with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a uniquely close-up look at the brightest ...

As they whirl around in low-Earth orbit, satellite configurations are far more sensitive to changes in Earth's gravity field ...

Astronomers have discovered the smallest known dark object, detected only through its gravitational pull, revealing new clues ...

A collision between black holes that sent one spiraling away at million 3 mph. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have ...

Researchers have succeeded in measuring the gravitational field of a gold sphere, just 2 mm in diameter, using a highly sensitive pendulum - and thus the smallest gravitational force. The experiment ...

June 17 (UPI) --A chaotic, young star system, located 400 light-years from Earth, has offered astronomers new insights into the planet formation process. Observations of the stellar system Elias 2-27 ...