Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...

For decades, astronomers have known that galaxies are not scattered randomly through space. They cling to an enormous, mostly ...

UC Santa Cruz professor shares one of cosmology's highest honors with Alex Filippenko at UC Berkeley and Ken Nomoto at the ...

An Introduction The Fermi paradox presents a perplexing contradiction that intrigues scientists, philosophers, and the general public alike. Despite the vastness of the universe, the high probability ...

Once dismissed as empty expanses between galaxies, cosmic voids are becoming one of the most promising tools for probing the ...

NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter.

A large protocluster of galaxies that existed 12.6 billion years ago, first discovered with the Subaru Telescope, has been ...

A breathtaking new image captures the Crystal Ball Nebula, the remains of a dying star found in the constellation Taurus.

Discovery by Johns Hopkins researchers of daily cloud cycle on a Hot Jupiter planet provides unique window into its make-up ...

Scientists used some of the most advanced plasma simulations ever created to uncover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence. The discovery could reshape our understanding ...

NASA Psyche spacecraft Mars images from the May 15 gravity-assist flyby are now fully released, confirming all four science ...