Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

Despite having discovered more exoplanets than any other telescope, Kepler has been retired for the very simple reason that ...

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

Explore the evolving rare earth hypothesis, highlighting new findings on habitability and the conditions for complex life on ...

Last week, four lasers were projected into the sky above the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Paranal site in Chile. The ...

In 2017, the EHT collaboration yielded the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Messier 87 ...

A CHINESE Martian orbiter has observed and photographed a rare interstellar comet speeding through the solar system, according to the China National Space Administration.

The orbiter, which is part of the nation's ongoing Tianwen 1 mission for Mars exploration, took the images of the comet, ...

Falling into a black hole means facing extreme stretching, known as spaghettification, due to immense tidal forces. While ...