Using an observatory under construction deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily, scientists have detected a ghostly ...

NASA frequently shares cosmic images, revealing intriguing details about star-forming regions, black holes, galaxies and ...

Learn about the explosions that often occur at the end of a white dwarf star's life, allowing scientists to study the acceleration of the universe.

Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

A dazzling display of the Milky Way and a beautiful shot of Chanctonbury Ring are among the winners of this year’s astrophotography competition. This year broke a record since the contest’s inception ...

While radio jets are relatively common in the nearby Universe, they have been elusive in the early Universe. This is partly ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

The Largest 'Black Hole Jet' Discovered Is Estimated to Be Twice the Size of Our Milky Way We know black holes to be ...

Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos to showcase over 200 million stars.

A recent NASA report suggests that countless tiny particles could be coming together to create an invisible, foam-like dark matter right in the middle of our ...

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after ...