Our own planet represents a tiny fraction of the peculiar phenomena that can be found lurking throughout the cosmos, and ...

Two new studies have measured the expansion of the universe in our immediate cosmic neighborhood using a novel method that analyzes the motion of two nearby galaxy groups within their surrounding ...

Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar—a highly magnetized, spinning neutron star—and confirmed that it's the power source behind some of the brightest exploding stars in the ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down the biggest questions about space exploration—from billionaire joyrides to why humans may visit Mars but probably won’t live there anytime soon.

Billionaire Alex Gerko is funding the development of a telescope that aims to unravel the mysteries of the universe. The British founder of trading group XTX Markets is funding the creation of the ...

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A network of mounts like these will power MOTHRA, the Massive Optical Telephoto Hyperspectral Robotic Array. In their quest to explore the universe, generations of astronomers have relied on a tried ...

Space scientist Maggie Aderin talks telescopes, neurodiversity and being underestimated with Rowan Hooper on the New ...

Two new studies have measured the expansion of the Universe in our immediate cosmic neighborhood using a novel method that analyzes the motion of two nearby galaxy groups within their surrounding ...

In December 2024, astronomers watched a star around 25 times the mass of our sun die in a blaze of glory. Located one billion light-years from Earth, SN 2024afav was a prime example of a superluminous ...

Analysis reveals what appears to be a channel of hot, low-density plasma stretching out from our solar system toward distant ...

Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage at the Blue Dot Festival, at the home of Radio Astronomy, Jodrell Bank. They are joined on stage by Ben Miller, Charlotte Church, Dr Paul Abel and Professor ...