Scientists using a global array of radio telescopes have detected the universe’s lowest-mass dark object by observing how it ...

ORCs are vast, faint rings of radio energy that surround galaxies and can be detected only in radio wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. They are made up of fast-moving, magnetized plasma.

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough in the search for the universe’s most mysterious substance—dark matter. They ...

Three scientists who unravelled some of the deep mysteries of black holes, the awe-inspiring pockets of the universe where space and time cease to exist, have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe.

The impact that carved out the South Pole-Aitken basin on the moon appears to have come from the north, not the south as previously thought – and NASA’s upcoming mission could investigate further ...

Stevenson 218 is the largest known star in the universe, located about 18,900 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum and far surpassing even the sun in size and brightness. So immense that it ...

According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density ...

A black hole in a distant quasar is growing faster than the usual limit, according to Chandra observations. This may explain ...

Dark energy, which drives the accelerated expansion of the Universe, is assumed to be constant since the Universe began by ...

The discovery of a large population of compact, red objects, now widely known as Little Red Dots (LRDs) is one of the most ...