NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new image showing what appears to be a massive “cosmic hand” stretching across 150 light-years of space, created by one of the galaxy’s most powerful electromagnetic ...

So much happened in the earliest moments of the universe. Elementary particles appeared, the first nuclei of hydrogen and helium, and fluctuations of energy and matter set into motion the formation of ...

Data from an African observatory show that jets from a collapsed star are capable of producing some of the Galaxy’s fastest particles. An array of telescopes in Namibia has pinpointed the origin of ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an isolated cosmic fossil, which may offer new insight on galaxy formation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

One of the world’s great scientists died in Moscow last fortnight. He was almost unknown in the U.S. Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky was a cosmic thinker who founded a cosmic science which he called ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link. Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing ...

Astronomers have discovered potentially the most massive black hole ever detected. The cosmic behemoth is close to the theoretical upper limit of what is possible in the universe and is 10,000 times ...

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Journey through a unique Thanksgiving celebration in space, detailing the experiences of astronauts sharing traditional meals in orbit.