Traditional black holes, as predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity, contain what are known as singularities, i.e. points where the laws of physics break down. Identifying how ...

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...

How does the universe work? What are black holes, neutron stars, and dark energy? This video attempts to explain astrophysics ...

As civilizations advance, they may need to migrate across the galaxy, and some researchers speculate they could use their own stars as massive engines. New research explores the possibility of a ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

Scientists discovered tiny jets on the Sun that power both fast and slow solar wind. These jets eject particles and shape ...

A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...

New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole.

NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.

Quipu, Hercules, Serpens–Corona Borealis and Sculptor–Pegasus are all larger than the fifth and final superstructure ...

The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...