In the boundless black universe, Lü Yufeng's sleep capsule suddenly shook violently. As the cryogenic liquid slowly drained, he saw the swirling nebula outside the viewport like a spilled jewelry box, ...

The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look ...

Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly ...

When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory.

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The black hole, named RACS J0320-35, is about a billion times heavier than the Sun. It lies 12.8 billion light years from ...

Two college students, Snehadeep Kumar and Mohit Kumar Nayak, are building India’s first gamma-ray detecting CubeSat via their space startup Nebula Space Organisation, using affordable local materials ...

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When an illness or injury strikes, the question of where to go for treatment often feels urgent in itself. In the stress of ...

In 1970, inspired by her observation of large parking lots spreading over Hawaii’s lush landscapes, singer-songwriter Joni ...

Photographer Osama Fathi has produced a pair of breathtaking images showing the dramatic transformation of the moon during ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and other international organizations, has captured a breathtaking cosmic ...