Europe compares favourably with the US on the level of space science it delivers, and Esa has sometimes “gone boldly” where even Nasa has not. Now that Esa has turned 50 years old, it’s a good time to ...

The multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS releases the largest map of the universe, going back to almost the beginning of time ...

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally thought.

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Astronomers at the University of Hawaii uncovered black hole events so packed with energy, they were the biggest explosions seen since the Big Bang.

The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words has never been more true than when looking at these two contrasting images. The most glaring thing you can see in the 2022 image is the ...

White House Budget Plan Would Devastate U.S. Space Science Scientists are rallying to reverse ruinous proposed cuts to both ...

Scientists could turn to black holes to aid the search for dark matter and similarly elusive particles that hold clues to the ...

JWST has completed its comprehensive imaging of the Sombrero galaxy, revealing its huge stellar bulge and intricate dust disk ...

The Webb telescope reveals the Sombrero galaxy’s dusty and turbulent history in a new stunning near-infrared portrait.

Late last week the Trump Administration released its detailed budget request for fiscal year 2026 —a request that, if enacted ...