Johns Hopkins researchers may have identified a compelling clue in the ongoing hunt to prove the existence of dark matter. A ...

There is a mysterious glow coming from the middle of our galaxy – and scientists say it could help solve one of the ...

Astronomers see no stars ejected from the center of our Milky Way galaxy, giving them important information about the Sgr A* black hole.

The Milky Way ripples like a vast cosmic wave. Gaia’s precise measurements reveal a colossal motion sweeping through the galaxy’s disc, an echo of something mysterious in our galaxy’s ancient past.

The solar system is composed of the sun, eight major planets, five dwarf planets, over a hundred moons, and countless comets ...

Cardiologist: 9 American foods you 'couldn't pay me to eat'—after 20 years of treating heart attacks Tension over evidence ...

Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in ...

The center of the Milky Way is super bright because it’s packed with a lot of stars and a supermassive black hole. That black hole, called Sagittarius A*, is millions of times bigger than our sun! It ...

With the sudden resignation of PURA chair Marissa Gillett, there are now just two board members making decisions about Connecticut utilities. Rep. Tracy Marra (R-Darien), Ranking Member of the Energy ...

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars, its puzzling structure may be the result of ...

When earth and sky meet the result is electric as this photo taken at Salmon Creek Beach shows. Bioluminescent plankton, which emit light through a chemical reaction, cast a blue glow underneath a ...

Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s NIRCam instrument. The darkest areas of the image are not empty space but are areas ...