A new look at radio maps of the sky shows a pronounced tilt, called a dipole, that astronomers are still unable to explain ...

A black hole just got kicked across the universe — and scientists finally measured its incredible speed and direction. Born from a violent collision between two massive black holes, this cosmic baby ...

Earth is far from a stationary planet; it spins on its axis, orbits the sun, journeys with the solar system around the Milky Way, and moves through the expanding universe in a complex, layered dance ...

Nothing in the universe is truly standing still. Everything is in motion, from planets and stars to galaxies themselves. Hello, curious kids! Do you have a question you’d like an expert to answer? Ask ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has today released its long-awaited first images of the night sky, marking the beginning of the most ambitious astronomical survey in history – the Legacy Survey of Space ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New images of the infant universe captured by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) are the most ...

For centuries, humans have looked to the night sky with wonder, tracing the paths of stars and planets and finding stories written across the cosmos. From ancient civilizations charting constellations ...