A team of astronomers led by researchers at the University of Groningen has identified a colossal sheet of dark matter and ...

The largest stars in the universe live the life of a rock star — they are born brilliant, live fast and die young. If that is the case, the one named WOH G64 might be considered the stellar equivalent ...

The oldest stars in the Milky Way are forcing a fresh look at one of cosmology’s biggest arguments. If some of them are about ...

The space between galaxies is not empty. In a new map of the early universe, those “blank” stretches take on a faint, ...

Dieter Moeller invested millions in high-tech telescopes and an observatory to house them in Adams County. Now, he's ready to share it all with astronomy lovers like him.

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and ...

Recent media coverage highlights the wide range of research, education, and scientific perspectives emerging from the SETI Institute community. From teacher training programs that connect educators ...

Astronomy content creator Sunshine Nate visited Hawaiʻi to capture a rare planetary parade and blood moon eclipse. Along the ...

Astronomers using the MeerKAT telescope discovered a hydroxyl megamaser in a galactic merger 8 billion light-years away, amplified by gravitational lensing and operating at radio wavelengths.

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

The discovery of the universe’s oldest stars, identified within our own Milky Way galaxy, marks a significant leap forward in ...

In a discovery that astronomers are calling a “truly extraordinary” find, a powerful "space laser" mega-beam has been detected from across the cosmos.