Einstein proved space and time are one unified fabric. Astrology may be mapping your exact coordinate within it—your unique entry point into reality. Here’s why that idea is more profound than it ...

Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed ...

T he first time I heard about galaxies without dark matter, I was sitting in my very first graduate class at the University of São Paulo. It was 2018, and the discovery had just ...

Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby galaxies.

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy ...

Why is spring a good time to see galaxies? Our view of the night sky is constantly changing as Earth makes its yearly journey around the sun. In spring, the northern hemisphere po ...

A new study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, finally changes that. Using data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX), researchers built a three-dimensional map of ...

Scientists observe a dramatic collision between two planets, offering insights into the formation of Earth's Moon 4.5 billion years ago.

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.