"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

Jasmin Larian Hekmat believes in magic. Specifically, the Cult Gaia founder has been leaning into the “vortex of ...

One of astronomy's biggest puzzles may have been solved by a new theory that suggests the universe may rotate at an extremely slow rate. Current models suggest the universe is expanding evenly in all ...

On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...

Astronomers have tracked a mysterious magnetar, SGR 0501+4516, across the Milky Way, revealing it may not have formed in a ...

The detection of dark matter, the elusive type of matter predicted to make up most of the universe's mass, is a long-standing ...

A new study by astronomers about distance planet K2-18b has led to what they’re calling one of the most promising sign of extraterrestrial life in the universe.

Galaxies may not be as simple as "young and blue" or "old and red." A new idea from astrophysicist Charles Steinhardt proposes a third type: red star-forming galaxies that break the mold. These galaxi ...

Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy ...