Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as ...

Steve Dodson and his son Patrick share many nights together looking up at the sky to view the moon, stars, galaxies and ...

The nature and evolution of stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark matter and dark energy—and our attempts to understand these things—allow us to pose the ultimate questions and reach for the ultimate ...

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role ...

At the American Museum of Natural History here in New York, I had the pleasure of experiencing both at the same time.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Exactly how many stars are in space? – MeeSong, ...

Structures known as "zippers" and "twisters" in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each ...

Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have ...

Researchers at the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) made the discovery about galaxies by studying the gas distribution that helps create stars. Using CSIRO's ASKAP radio ...

An international team of scientists has unveiled the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever created using the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing nearly 800,000 galaxies stretching back ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

With the ability to scan the entire southern night sky every three days, the huge Vera C. Rubin Observatory could be about to ...