In the vast expanse of the universe, there are cosmic giants so enormous that they stretch our understanding of scale and ...

A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of ...

American space agency NASA says the SPHEREx telescope has begun returning science data, and it will all be shared with the ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The observatory will continue the legacy of its ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours. His influence in astronomy continues to this day.

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Vera Rubin fundamentally advanced our knowledge of galactic dynamics, laid the groundwork for dark matter research, and worked throughout her life to ensure women had a place in science ...

Astronomers have finally tracked down missing "ordinary" matter, which they discovered hiding as gas spread out in the vast expanses between galaxies.