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 ...

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

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

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.

The Guide finally advises that, if your government remains permanently closed, you should at least keep the “Closed Until Further Notice” signs — they make excellent souvenirs on planets where ...

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

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 ...

SMCSGS-FS 69 became the first observational evidence of a star caught in a predicted but never-seen-before evolutionary phase. A partially stripped star is less hot than the fully stripped ones but ...

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 ...

A new theory claims dark matter and dark energy don’t exist — they’re just side effects of the universe’s changing forces. By ...