Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

Scientists have detected the collision of two massive black holes merging beyond the Milky Way. The two black holes, each ...

Scientists predict up to 100 invisible galaxies may orbit the Milky Way, hiding just beyond our current detection limits.

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

New supercomputer simulations suggest the Milky Way could be surrounded by dozens more faint, undetected satellite ...

Professor Avi Loeb, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist from Harvard University, told MailOnline why he thinks a new ...

The mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which ...

A newly discovered object from deep space may be the oldest comet ever observed—possibly more than 7 billion years old, and ...

Discover 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet with a reddish hue, rich in water ice, and possibly predating the solar system.

In summer, we face toward the Milky Way's hub in the Teapot constellation, home to the galaxy's supermassive black hole.

Scientists believe the mysterious interstellar visitor may be the oldest comet ever observed. The object, designated 3I/ATLAS ...

This most fundamental question was famously posited by none other than Nobel laureate physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954).