"A supercomputer simulation shows many galaxies merging over time. The parts of galaxies we can see are glowing stars forming from gas in their central parts. Visualizations like these inform ...

A trip to planets outside our solar system could tell scientists a lot — even if no extraterrestrial life is found ...

This discovery offers a glimpse into the dramatic and explosive fates awaiting some of the universe's most fascinating ...

When the two dense stellar remnants, known as white dwarfs, finally merge, they will trigger a Type 1a supernova, a powerful thermonuclear explosion that scientists predict will shine nearly ten times ...

What happens if, after all our searching, we don’t find any signs of life on other planets? A group of scientists led by Dr.

My public work in astronomy will soon come to a close, an end dictated by advanced age, infirmity, and a failure to think of ...

ALMA has revealed evidence of a new type of slim, filamentary structure that drives cycles of depletion and replenishment. At the heart of our galaxy, in the turbulent region surrounding the ...

"We discovered a galaxy which formed 15 billion times the mass of the sun in stars and then stopped forming stars before the ...

From the Nevada desert to the Oregon coast, these heritage railroads allow you to see the stars while rolling through the ...

"In principle, extraction is possible, and it could be a clean and efficient solution to the complex energy problems we will ...