Astronomers have confirmed a wandering black hole, about seven times the mass of the Sun, 5,000 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers say the extreme magnetic field of Magnetar SGR 0501+4516 could ‘rip apart every atom inside the body’ ...

Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have added new weight to one of the most perplexing problems in ...

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against scientists' models of cosmic evolution.

The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

Scientists analyzed data from 7 million galaxies and stumbled upon a missing piece of the cosmic puzzle. Thanks to the ...

While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.

According to our best understanding, the universe should be homogeneous at large scales. This means that it's ok to have ...

It’s one of humanity’s oldest questions. Are we alone? Is there life elsewhere in our galaxy or the universe? Scientists last ...