"Even though it's the first time we've seen a galaxy like this, we think that there could be many more out there." ...

Our understanding of where we fit in the universe has been transformed.

Astronomers have recently identified a cosmic structure so vast that it challenges our understanding of the universe’s scale.

Stars come in many forms, but some types are so rare that only a handful exist in our galaxy. For example, O-type stars ...

The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes a moment when all of space, time, and energy were born from a single infinitely dense ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a trove of complex organic molecules frozen in ice around a ...

“The Universe will just get colder and deader from now on,” added Douglas Scott, study author and a cosmologist at the ...

The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, ...

A team led by an astronomer from the University of Maryland has, for the first time, detected large complex organic molecules frozen in ice beyond the Milky Way, providing new insight into the ...

A century ago, a star in Andromeda named V1 launched a revolution in astronomy, revealing its true immensity and the origin ...

Scientists estimate over 100 billion galaxies in the universe, each unique in shape and size, revealing the vastness of cosmic creation.

What is the actual speed and direction of our solar system as it moves through the cosmos, and how does this compare to ...