A mysterious, one-off flash of energy from an unknown object outside the Milky Way has left astronomers puzzled. The research ...

An X-ray flash coming from an unusual binary star system was recently spotted with help from the unique "Lobster eyes" on the Einstein Probe.

The Boomerang Nebula holds the record for the coldest known natural place, with a temperature of just -458 degrees Fahrenheit (-272 degrees Celsius), only one degree above absolute zero. Venus takes ...

LIGO’s adaptive optics system will push laser power beyond 1 megawatt, enhancing gravitational-wave detection and unlocking ...

"Even today, our understanding of star formation is still developing; comprehending how stars formed in the earlier universe is even more challenging." ...

Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, leaving something behind. A dense plasma, made of fundamental particles ...

Researchers have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from 'fluffy' molecular clouds. Using the ALMA telescope to observe the Small Magellanic Cloud -- whose environment is similar ...