The universe is vast and our journey to understand it has just begun.

This illustration shows the Milky Way galaxy's inner and outer halos ... there’s hardly any space between the two galaxies.” What is a “RR Lyrae” star? Consider this: not all stars ...

After one such explosion blows a star's outer layers into space, the core remains—but it no longer produces nuclear fusion. With no outward pressure from fusion to counterbalance gravity's ...

In 1925, grad student Cecilia Payne first proposed that stars were mostly made of hydrogen and helium and shaped our ...

Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star ...

Astronomers have detected fast-repeating radio bursts from a distant "dead" galaxy that should not contain the energy to ...

Scientists have finally discovered the mysterious origins of an 'alien' signal received from outer space. In 2022 ... close to a rotating neutron star, the ultra-dense remains of a dead sun.

These compasses allowed navigators to orient themselves day and night, even when the skies were cloudy and other guiding lights, such as the North Star, were obscured. Earth itself is a magnet ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — 2025 is going to be a busy year among the stars. From moon missions to multiple meteor showers, outer space will again be a major topic throughout the year, especially in Texas.

A new study by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton highlights the challenges planets ...

Learn more "Outer Range" is a new Amazon Prime Video original series that blends sci-fi and western storytelling. The show premiered with two episodes on April 15. Josh Brolin stars as a Wyoming ...