Astronomers may have just uncovered the earliest stars ever observed, potentially rewriting our understanding of the universe ...

Astronomers may have misread cosmic acceleration for 27 years. The universe may be slowing down, not speeding up.

“If confirmed, this would have profound implications for the fate of the universe,” said The Guardian. The study raises the ...

The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority's William D. McDowell Observatory is a hidden gem in Lyndhurst.

Portuguese researchers predict that Europe's future space observatory will detect hundreds of thousands of supermassive black ...

A new model sheds light on the long-standing chemical mysteries found in globular clusters, the ancient archives of the universe. An international collaboration led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles, fr ...

Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

A new study in the journal Nature examines the distribution of dark matter in the universe, attempting to figure out if it ...

New research finally answers whether hypothetical dark matter follows the same behavior as regular matter, a long-standing ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of galaxies LEDA 48062 and UGC 8603. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Missing of Times by Joseph ...

A new study by astronomers from South Korea's Yonsei University has shown that the expansion of the universe, contrary to ...

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 ...