In the past three years, astronomers have discovered a mysterious new type of radio source. We call these long-period ...

Scientists have used the wobble of the Milky Way and what are known as "cosmic lighthouses" to shine a light on the mystery of dark matter.

The starburst-like diagram is called a pulsar map, because it shows the location of our sun relative to known pulsars. Pulsars are the rapidly spinning remains of dying stars—the leftover cores ...

Astronomers discovered a mysterious 2-hour radio pulse from a hidden white dwarf system, revealing a new type of stellar duo ...

When these stars dance, they make their own music. Astronomers have tracked down the source of a mysterious radio signal from ...

Dark matter density in the Milky Way measured using pulsars Pulsar acceleration data reveals galactic gravitational mapping Study expands dark matter research beyond binary pulsars ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Eighteen new pulsars were identified using data from the Arecibo Observatory's 327-MHz Drift Survey, increasing the total to 95 pulsars discovered by this survey ...

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An Post has launched two special stamps to celebrate the achievements of Women in STEM in advance of International Women's ...