A Precision Test of General Relativity. While Einstein’s famous theory of general relativity accurately describes the motion of celestial bodies in our solar system, less is kno ...

The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than 3 ...

On the evening of February 28, stargazers will witness a rare celestial event: an alignment of seven planets visible ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the dynamic process of carbon-rich dust formation around Wolf ...

Scientists Identify the Oldest Material on Earth in a Meteorite, Stunned to Find It Predates the Sun Scientists analyzed ...

James Webb Space Telescope has shown new views of the universe that has previously remained inaccessible. Located at Lagrange ...

This is called the “heat death” of the Universe, but you can think of it instead as the death of heat. There will be no more ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

Astronomers have made new discoveries about young star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the James Webb ...

Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to ...