"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding ...

Simulating a billion years using previous best-resolution simulations would take almost 36 years of real computing time.

The Milky Way has just been reconstructed in unprecedented detail, with artificial intelligence helping astronomers track the ...

Observing the Universe often means contemplating phenomena that occurred millions of years ago. But sometimes, the opportunity arises to capture a cosmic event almost in real-time, as if we ...

JWST infrared technology pierces cosmic dust with unmatched clarity, revealing hidden star nurseries and structures no ...

A new trick with light has now helped capture the sharpest-ever measurement of a disk around a nearby star, beta Canis ...

Astronomers are uncovering new ways to study the universe’s first stars, objects too distant and faint to observe directly, by examining the ancient 21-centimeter radio signal left behind by hydrogen ...

A sixth-form student and a maths teacher at a Shropshire school have simultaneously published books. Concord College’s Hayden ...

An international team led by researchers from the University of Cologne has solved the mystery of an extraordinary phenomenon known as the "Diamond Ring" in the star-forming region Cygnus X, a huge, ...

A new study casts doubt on the universe’s accelerating expansion, suggesting dark energy might be weakening over time.

The Macon County Conservation District has expanded its lineup with its new StarLab Portable Planetarium, due in part to a ...

A colossal star met an unexpected fate when it drifted too close to a supermassive black hole 10 billion light-years away.