News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life ...

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope as it orbits the sun in our solar system, 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: SA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez The James Webb Space ...

A Yale-led team of astronomers has detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The ...

NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe Date: January 15, 2025 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun ...

In commemoration of Edwin Hubble's discovery of a Cepheid variable class star, called V1, in the neighboring Andromeda galaxy 100 years ago, astronomers partnered with the American Association of ...

Peter Vickers receives funding from Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant (RPG-2021-274). Henry Taylor receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council Impact Acceleration Account ...

If you’re having trouble sleeping at night, have you tried to induce total existential dread by contemplating the end of the entire Universe? If not, here’s a rundown of five ideas exploring h ...

A Yale-led team of astronomers has detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The discovery, ...

Floridians will soon be able to hang with iconic Nintendo characters, soar the skies on a dragon, and time travel to 1920s Paris. Universal Orlando's highly anticipated Epic Universe theme park ...

More Harry Potter, a third Super Nintendo World and a How to Train Your Dragon land -- here's what you'll find at Universal's brand-new theme park, opening in just five months. Corinne Reichert ...