Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

In the vast expanse of the universe, astronomers have just uncovered a colossal cosmic structure, breaking all previous ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos by detecting millions of exploding stars — Type Ia supernovae — over the next decade. These brilliant explosions ...

Dark energy is still a mystery, but powerful new telescopes are set to uncover clues. With NASA and ESA leading the charge, ...

The article explores several potential scenarios for the end of the universe, including heat death, the Big Rip, the Big Crunch, phase transitions, and conformal cyclic cosmology. It highlights ...

Star formation in the early universe was a vigorous process that created gigantic stars. Called Population III stars, these giants were massive, extremely luminous stars that lived short lives ...

Credit: SA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez The James Webb Space Telescope might not have broken our understanding of the universe, after all. Previously, astronomers used Webb to spot ...

NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe Date: January 15, 2025 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun ...

For example, we do now know that habitable environments are very common in the universe. It is reasonable to generalise from here to a truly gargantuan number of habitable environments across the ...