A variable star is one that doesn't shine with a constant brightness and scientists at Pune based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) utilized 40 oxygen-rich Mira variable ...

In 1916, Albert Einstein discovered that his theory of general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves — ...

A recent resurgence of interest in a bold cosmological theory has reignited debate about the nature of dark matter, the Big ...

The Universe presents an extraordinary level of balance that has fascinated scientists and thinkers for centuries. From the ...

Sifting through the noise of space is no easy task, even for astrophysicists. But a new grant from the National Science ...

A mystery signal in space has shocked scientists, what could have been? Imagine listening to the universe, yes, as if it was a radio, and suddenly you receive ...

Images taken with the MIRI infrared camera on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made it possible to observe the ...

Matter-antimatter asymmetry puzzles physicists. Learn how the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) may find answers.

“This is a unique opportunity to learn how the universe’s first light emerged from the darkness,” said co-author Professor Anastasia Fialkov from Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy.

A new kind of stellar explosion provides a novel way to probe the distant universe, according to new results published today ...

A monster galaxy from the early universe shows that the cosmos was rich with oxygen when it was only less than 3% of its ...