Key takeawaysIn space, energetic neutrinos are usually paired with energetic gamma rays. Galaxy NGC 1068, however, emits ...

SETI combines cutting-edge radio astronomy, data science, and planetary research in a global effort to detect signs of ...

Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 ...

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study.

See the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the Milky Way galaxy in this time-lapse view from the International Space Station.

Stargazers accustomed to scanning the Milky Way galaxy may notice something odd overhead this month: barely any milk in that way.

A rare Egyptian coffin image may show the Milky Way crossing the sky-goddess Nut, says a University of Portsmouth scientist.

Female emperor penguins lay a single pear-shaped egg early in the Antarctic winter when temperatures can dip to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and winds can reach hurricane force. Needing to ...

For decades, astronomers were certain that half of the ordinary matter in the universe — protons and neutrons, the building ...

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

Imagine a world where the ocean is so cold that most life would freeze within minutes, yet one remarkable creature swims ...

At ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, visitors can experience some of the darkest and clearest night skies ...