A new study reveals Quipu, a vast network of galaxy clusters and superclusters, being dubbed the largest structure in the known universe.

HH 30, a fascinating Herbig-Haro object, serves as a cosmic laboratory for studying star formation and planetary evolution.

That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, ...

The rings are regions of higher density, where the galactic material has been pushed together by the rippling shocks. The ...

Scientists have discovered that two massive lunar canyons, deeper than the Grand Canyon, were formed in a matter of minutes ...

The Gaia telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars in our galaxy. Its findings have flipped astronomers' understanding of the Milky Way on its head and have led to ...

A smooth transition between the 2023/2024 apple crop into the 2024/2025 crop has the apple category moving in a positive direction.

Earth's unusual orbit through hot and cold conditions tests the limits of tolerability for any known lifeforms.

UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...

Some 500 light-years away, a giant gas planet named WASP-127b is caught in a cosmic tempest. Winds howl across its equator at speeds of up to 33,000 kilometers per hour (20,000 mph) — nearly six times ...

Elementary particles were created. And, eventually, the cosmic flash dance left behind scars in the fabric of space-time. Physicists call them cosmic strings. Like stretch marks left on skin that ...

(NASA via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as ...