A strange, layered structure in deep space has captured astronomers’ attention, looking uncannily like a cosmic sandwich ...

Larger aperture telescopes gather more light, showing fainter objects. Focal length affects magnification; longer lengths show more detail. Reflectors are affordable and good for deep-space viewing. A ...

Far out in geosynchronous orbit, a Russian satellite moves through deep space. Cosmos 2553, nicknamed “Sput-nuke,” is designed to carry a nuclear payload that could render most satellites unusable.

Some 2.5 million years ago, viruses in Lake Tanganyika experienced an unexplained explosion in diversity. A new study analyzing iron-60 found in the lakebed suggests that the explosion of a ‘nearby’ ...

A glorious view of the galaxy cluster MACS0416. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain) / J. D’Silva (U. Western Australia) / A. Koekemoer (STScI) / J.

than 2.2 billion light-years away, for more than 13 hours. The gravity of the cluster’s trillion stars, plus dark matter, acts as a 2-million-light-year-wide “lens” in space. This “gravitational lens” ...

JACKSONVILLE, FLA – On May 31, 2025, humanity will send a piece of its soul into the stars — not with rockets or probes, but with a melody. In a first-of-its-kind event, Johann Strauss II’s “Blue ...

Astronomers are uncovering vast, wheel-shaped structures in the cosmos that challenge long-held ideas about how galaxies grow and evolve. From a nearby spiral that unfurls like a cosmic pinwheel to a ...

Eduardo Kac found an unusual public space for his artwork — orbiting the sun. Celebrated fellow travelers on the rocket: the creator of “Star Trek” and some of the show’s cast. “Ágora,” a hologram ...

RENTON, Wash. — It can be an uncomfortable thing to think about what to do with a loved one's remains after they pass. There are several options these days, ranging from scattering ashes somewhere ...