Our universe is filled with galaxies, in all directions as far as our instruments can see. Some researchers estimate that ...

A team of astronomers from Northwestern University has managed to capture the direct image of an exoplanet orbiting a binary ...

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are irregular dwarf galaxies and satellites of the Milky Way. The LMC is about 163,000 ...

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Physics World is delighted to announce its Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2025, which includes research in astronomy, antimatter, atomic and molecular physics and more. The Top Ten is the ...

UC Irvine Professor of criminology, law and society Charis E. Kubrin is known for her groundbreaking research on immigration ...

The universe is packed with riddles, but few are as stubborn—or as fascinating—as dark matter. First proposed in 1933 by ...

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The longest gamma-ray burst ever observed has UNC Chapel Hill astronomers questioning the very nature of these cosmic ...

Current physics is speeding toward a breaking point, as astronomers confirm that the Hubble tension in new data.

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A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...