A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic ...

Astronomers have identified what could be the largest structure ever observed in the known universe—a vast network of galaxy ...

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Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the ...

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

Galaxies are astronomical objects composed of billions or even trillions of stars. Our Earth and solar system are just a tiny ...

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

Researchers found for the first time evidence that even microquasars containing a low-mass star are efficient particle ...

HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...