John Lithgow has reportedly been cast as Dumbledore in the new 'Harry Potter' series, and the actor's resume makes a strong case he's the perfect fit.

If scientists confirm an anisotropic expansion, it would challenge the assumption that the universe has no preferred directions.

Astronomers have spied a monster radio jet in the distant universe that’s twice the width of the Milky Way galaxy.

Scientists have officially given a name to the largest solar structure in the known universe. Astronomers have found the ...

Scientists have discovered the largest known structure in the universe, a massive superstructure named Quipu. This enormous cosmic formation weighs an astonishing 200 quadrillion times the mass of the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are going to need a very big, very specialized telescope. Much to the joy of astronomers and space fans ...