In 2020, astronomers identified a nearby star system that appeared to contain something phenomenal: the closest black hole to ...

Different as they are, both discoveries rely on the cosmic optical illusion Mandl proposed and Einstein described, but it may the dark-matter map that illustrates the power of that illusion most ...

A distant galaxy, invisible for billions of years, has reappeared in a surprising form thanks to a rare cosmic illusion captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.As reported by Mashable and confirmed ...

Cosmic illusion revealed: Gravitational lens magnifies supernova by Tokyo University Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope (CFHT) image of the field before the supernova.

We're now coming into the home stretch of the last good apparition of Mars until 2016. Now blazing in the late-evening east-northeast sky like an eye-catching yellowish-orange "star," Mars is less ...

The angle between Earth and Saturn will briefly create something of a cosmic illusion, in which the planet’s rings look invisible from our vantage point. IE 11 is not supported.

Astronomers have observed this illusion at play in several other cosmic objects before, including in a near-light-speed jet blasting out of the Messier 87 galaxy in the Virgo constellation.

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant that is at least 700 times larger than the sun and 15 times more massive, making it one of the largest known stars in the universe, according to NASA.To put that ...

The cosmic wisdom shining from the alignment of Mercury and Jupiter settles on matters of social influence. People are savvier than ever these days to illusions and delusions of identity. Those who ...

IN 1936, Einstein predicted a cosmic optical illusion — but he thought we'd never be able to see it. Since, astronomers have bore witness to several of these rare tricks.

Cosmic illusion revealed: Gravitational lens magnifies supernova Date: April 24, 2014 Source: University of Tokyo Summary: Astronomers have announced the discovery of a galaxy that magnified a ...