This is a large number, but it is still just over one-half of 1% of all spending outside of Social Security and Medicare: For ...

Beyond the Milky Way lies an unimaginable cosmic expanse filled with billions of galaxies, stars, and mysterious phenomena that continue to challenge our understanding of the universe. Thanks to ...

MUO is an immersive audiovisual installation by Lomond Campbell that makes use of muon detectors to sense harmless radiation in the atmosphere.

A U.S. gravitational wave detector spotted a collision between fast-spinning “forbidden” black holes that challenge physics ...

While orbiting telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope or the James Webb Space Telescope give researchers a unique view of the cosmos – particularly because they can see light blocked by the ...

This episode of "Uncanny Valley" covers black holes, woke AI, and the relationship between Silicon Valley billionaires and ...

NASA has unveiled a dazzling new collection of cosmic images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, capturing spectacular stars and galaxies in unprecedented detail.

Maffei 1 and 2 are faint, dust-obscured galaxies near the Milky Way—discovered in 1967 and challenging targets for deep-sky observers.

An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The growing giant may have come from the aftermath of a galactic smashup.

What are some of the most oddly-shaped galaxies? Learn more about some of the Universe's unusual formations.

What makes this highly unusual is the fact that this black hole sits between the two colliding galaxies in a vast cloud of gas, rather than in either respective nucleus.