Astronomers are now getting an unprecedented look at what galaxies looked like when the Universe was still in its infancy. Thanks to a new study using...

Astronomers have made a stunning discovery deep in space: a vast cloud of high-energy particles—called a “mini halo”—surrounding one of the...

Astronomers have made a stunning discovery deep in space: a vast cloud of high-energy particles—called a “mini halo”—surrounding one of the...

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe. While...

Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of the early universe. While...

A star exploded not once, but twice, and astronomers finally captured the phenomenon.

A surprising new discovery has come from a fresh look at data from NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope. Astronomers have found that the KOI-134...

A surprising new discovery has come from a fresh look at data from NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope. Astronomers have found that the KOI-134...

After years of preparation, U.K. astronomers are celebrating a major milestone as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals its first dazzling images of...

The vast majority of matter in the universe is dark—it is entirely invisible and detected only through its gravitational effects. Ordinary...