Brave New World is about to hit cinemas, bringing with it the gamma-ray-powered Red Hulk. Here's what you need to know about ...

By observing tiny ripples in spacetime called "gravitational waves" that propagate away from colliding black holes, ...

In the vast expanse of the universe, astronomers have just uncovered a colossal cosmic structure, breaking all previous ...

Cosmic rays contain some of the most energetic particles in the universe, moving at nearly the speed of light. These subatomic particles, such as electrons and protons, travel through space, carrying ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an ... And twin spacecraft — NASA’s Van Allen Probes — heard the chirps from Earth’s radiation belts at a closer ...

All those newborn stars sent powerful winds of radiation into their cosmic neighborhoods. That radiation could have wreaked havoc on any protoplanets trying to form around the stars, Hallatt says.

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation is the light emitted 379,000 years after the Big Bang. Before this time the universe was filled with a dense, seething ocean of plasma, which is ...

However, Lane and his colleagues tested an alternative idea called the timescape model, which suggests that the apparent acceleration could be a byproduct of cosmic structures like voids — vast ...

What is the structure of our physical reality? Physicists have long imagined space and time interweaving into “space-time”, the metaphorical fabric that underlies the cosmos. But there may be ...

Stargazers are in for a cosmic treat as six planets align in a breathtaking display known as a planetary parade. This astronomical event is set to unfold across the night sky, showcasing Venus ...

We asked experts if regular exposure to low levels of radiation could be harmful to health. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: It seems as if every ...