The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are among the most visible stars from Earth, but new research says the cluster is larger than suspected.

Star Wars changed science fiction ever since Lucasfilm went to a galaxy far, far away. But they're not the only Sci-Fi movies ...

When The Empire Strikes Back premiered in 1980, audiences thought they knew how Star Wars worked. Heroes triumphed, villains ...

Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive ...

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain ...

Using CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron, researchers generated plasma fireballs to simulate blazar jets. The beams stayed ...

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why ...

Miracles by definition defy science. But a new research effort attempts to understand what our experiences with them do to the brain. A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for ...

Understanding ourselves and the world around us are some of the most profound questions everyone wrestles with. This collection of interviews was compiled with exactly that goal in mind. These ...

Experience a cosmic transformation in this galaxy bodypaint timelapse. Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time Mark Harmon to make rare 'NCIS: Origins' appearance and Gibbs is 'no ...