"The knowledge of these will ultimately help us understand the formation of the first stars and planets and how our own Milky Way came into being." ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity ...

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled magnificent new images from its Euclid space telescope, representing the agency's first scientific discoveries from early observations. The project, which ...

On April 24, 1990, all 24,000 pounds of the Hubble Space Telescope were tucked away inside the Discovery space shuttle when it launched into space. Thirty-five years later, NASA says Hubble has proven ...

The distribution of HI hydrogen in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) as determined by the THINGS VLA survey extends far beyond the visible stars in the galaxy and its satellite NGC 5195 (marked by cross), ...

October 2025 promises an exciting month for skywatchers as multiple celestial events unfold across the globe. From bright moons to meteor showers and distant galaxies, the night sky offers a ...

June is Dark Sky Month in Colorado, by proclamation of the governor. It’s a great reminder to look up and enjoy the night sky. Southeastern Colorado and Northern New Mexico have many places with ...

If so, why haven’t they said hello? The humble residents of this pale blue dot have been on a quest to find an alien civilisation for more than a century. First, it was the “canals” of Mars. Then ...