A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

Scientists have confirmed that colossal collisions between galaxies trigger titanic eruptions in the centers of those ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to discover that a distant "hot Jupiter" planet has two ...

Learn how to draw the Celestial Sphere using Web VPython in Python Physics! This guide will walk you through creating a stunning 3D representation of the night sky, perfect for astronomy enthusiasts ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

The Webb space telescope observed a supernova that took place when the universe was 730 million years old, setting a new ...

Some stars explode into a nova quickly; others can take more than a month. Scientists are only beginning to understand why.

Cosmic dawn galaxies seen by JWST reveal hidden clues about dark matter and keep rival theories about its true nature alive.

Burst from M-dwarf star could be powerful enough to strip the atmosphere of any planets that orbit it, with implications for ...

New measurements using gravitational lensing suggest the universe’s current expansion rate does not agree with signals from the early cosmos.

A University of Glasgow spinout which creates advanced 3D images of inaccessible structures using cosmic rays has won a national award.

For the first time, astronomers have observed ultra-fast winds emerging from a black hole in a distant galaxy, shedding new light on one of the Universe’s most mysterious phenomena. In a galaxy far, ...