Planets, constellations, and meteor showers are only part of it. Stargazing in Wadi Rum is as much about feeling as it is ...

The Drake Equation has been called the second most important equation in science. How many alien societies exist and are detectable? The Drake Equation is a step toward the answer. Frank Drake created ...

A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that there is a 50-50 chance of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy ...

Scientists have built detailed Milky Way simulations under strange new physical laws to probe dark matter, revealing how ...

Could Mysterious Black Hole Burps Rewrite Physics?

Black holes are invisible, yet they are among the brightest things in the universe. If a star wanders too close to a black hole, it gets torn apart in a fireworks show called a tidal disruption event.

Astronomers in China have observed a pulsar that becomes partially eclipsed by an orbiting companion star every few hours. This type of observation is very rare and could shed new light on how binary ...

Using machine learning to analyse data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers found the black hole at the centre of ...

Scientists studying the distant universe have discovered a population of ancient galaxies lighting up for the first time, ...

At the heart of our galaxy lies a cosmic puzzle: although the Galactic Center is packed with star-making material, massive ...