An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope as it orbits the sun in our solar system, 1 million miles ... have broken our understanding of the universe, after all. Previously, astronomers ...

According to a tenet scientists call the cosmological principle, our place in space is in no way exceptional. But recent ...

This is called the “heat death” of the Universe, but you can think of it instead as the death of heat. There will be no more ...

The other element of the universe is dark matter, and scientists have little idea what it is. However, we do have a few more clues than we do for dark energy. For example, we are fairly confident ...

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

For decades, cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal: if it looks the same no matter the scale. And the answer is: no, not really. But in some ways, yes.

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

It was controversial as accepted wisdom at the time (supported by the church) was that Earth was at the centre of the universe. Create your own masterpiece of the solar system. You could paint it ...

19, 2024 — Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar ...

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024 ... This flare shows a good example of a "coronal wave," as coronal material in AIA 171 Å emission is seen to be almost "blown out of ...

Jan. 17, 2025 — The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding ...