Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...
SPHEREx is a groundbreaking NASA telescope that will map the entire sky in infrared, revealing insights into cosmic inflation ...
According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...
New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where planets formed in the early universe.
Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library via Getty Images Meet Quipu, a new contender for the largest known structure in the universe. It’s essentially a giant cluster of galaxy clusters stretching ...
Astronomers have imaged a spectacular thread in the cosmic web, connecting two actively forming galaxies that existed when the universe was just 2 billion years old. Both galaxies at hand are home ...
Hence Euclid's unofficial nickname "the dark universe detective." The light that forms the perfect Einstein ring seen by Euclid comes from a much more distant galaxy. It is so distant that it has ...
Undersea detectors anchored deep in the Mediterranean Sea found an ultra-high-energy neutrino, a particle that opens a new window onto the cosmos.
Bring the Moon and planets into closer view, spot stunning star clusters and observe distant galaxies and nebulas with your own eyes — you can even photograph your subject with a smart telescope.
STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. "One of the best planet parades in almost half a century" will seen Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...
One of the key objectives of the new space observatory will be to search the Milky Way galaxy for essential building blocks ...