About 1.5 billion light-years from Earth, a galaxy called PKS 2155-304 is giving astronomers more questions than answers. After studying nearly two decades of observations,...

Astronomers have released the largest two-dimensional color map of the universe ever created, containing an extraordinary 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion stars,...

A rare meteorite from Mars is giving scientists a new look at a mysterious period in the Red Planet’s history. Researchers at Boston College have...

Massive rocky planets known as super-Earths may be much more solid deep inside than scientists previously understood, according to new research into how minerals...

Uranus is one of the strangest planets in our solar system, and new research shows that its unusual orientation causes the planet’s magnetic environment...

Astronomers have discovered an enormous stream of gas flowing toward a young system of three stars, potentially explaining why its planet-forming disks are strangely...

After nearly two decades of observations, astronomers have discovered that a distant blazar behaves in ways that leading theories struggle to explain. Instead of solving...

Scientists may have found the strongest evidence yet for one of the strangest predictions in quantum physics—a theory first proposed nearly 90 years ago. By...

Scientists have found a way to improve the performance of 3D-printed aluminum bronze, a metal that could be useful for cooling powerful electronic components...

One of the biggest mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope may finally have a promising explanation. Astronomers believe that the strange objects known...

Pluto may be far colder than any place on Earth, but scientists have discovered evidence that something surprising may still be moving beneath its...

Astronomers have captured one of the rarest events in the universe—the very first moments of a massive star exploding. The discovery has given scientists an...

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*. The team...

Every time a star forms, it represents an explosion of possibilities. Not for the star itself; its fate is governed by its mass. The possibilities it...

This idea really is quite a fascinating one. Currently a trip to Mars would require large amounts of air, water and other resources to sustain...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Case Western Reserve University have found new evidence that could change our understanding of the universe. Tobias Mistele, a...

Astronomers studying a glowing “cosmic butterfly” have uncovered new clues about how worlds like Earth may have first formed. Using the powerful James Webb Space...