The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole.

The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans ...

After being launched into space, the space telescope SPHEREx will observe the universe for 2 1/2 years from an altitude of ...

As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...

Researchers say they've discovered the largest known object in the universe, a galactic superstructure called Quipu.

Initially developed by theoretical physicist Brandon Carter in 1983, the “hard steps” model argues that our evolutionary ...

Modern astronomical observatories send us an enormous amount of data, which is generally examined and shared in the form of ...

Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...

The "dark universe detective" space telescope Euclid has discovered its first Einstein ring in the process, learning about ...

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Space Observatory is opening its doors to the public, offering a glimpse into ...