The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged Abell 611, a galaxy cluster located about 3.2 billion light years from Earth.

NASA’s Hubble Telescope has uncovered WD 0525+526, a rare ultra-massive white dwarf formed in a violent star merger.

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Transmissions between Earth and our own spacecraft could tell us where to look for potential alien transmissions.

Located 25,000 light-years away in a vibrant star-forming region called NGC 3603, the NGC 3603-A1 system consists of two enormous stars locked in a rapid orbit. These stellar giants circle each other ...

When it comes to space, most of us only experience the cosmos at the cinema - whether it’s watching Sandra Bullock hurtle ...

It was 1990 - a year marked by the dramatic resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the reunification of West and ...