A discovery of binary stars could be the first step in building a more complete picture of how our galaxy formed, according ...

For science-fiction enthusiasts, that’s a bit depressing. Space is big, and while the speed of light is incredibly fast to us ...

Three new sonifications of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have been released. Sonification is the process of translating data into sounds. In the case of Chandra and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Stephan's Quintet is a four-galaxy merger (with a fifth galaxy photobombing the action) in the ...

This galaxy formed just 930 million years after the Big Bang, offering a rare glimpse into the universe's early years. A distant galaxy appears to have more than a dozen tightly packed star-forming ...

Astronomers have observed a primeval star that they believe to be the most “pristine” object in the universe. A team led by ...

Astronomers have discovered what could be the largest black hole ever detected. With a mass of 36 billion times that of our Sun, its gravity is so powerful that it bends the light of an entire galaxy ...