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Trippy supercomputer simulation offers unprecedented view of the space between starsA groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.
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The rarest black holes in the universe may be 'wandering' our galaxyDozens of 'wandering' black holes could be tumbling through our galaxy right now, new simulations hint. Their existence could help solve a longstanding cosmic puzzle.
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Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds shine in one of Hubble's most beautiful images everThe Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, has been caught in the crosshairs of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientistsAstronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.
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Space photo of the week: Record-breaking James Webb telescope image captures 1,678 galaxy groups at onceAstronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope for the largest and deepest sample of galaxy groups, some of which were up to 12 billion light-years away.
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Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatoryThe Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies shine in astrophotography captured by Vermont-based night sky enthusiast Dr. Michele Hernandez Bayliss.
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Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mysteryScientists have found evidence for a cosmic collision in the Perseus cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies not far from our own.
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How many planets are in the universe?We currently know of more than 5,800 planets beyond the solar system, but we've only found the tiniest fraction of the exoplanets that astronomers think lie elsewhere in the universe.
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The universe's 'missing matter' may have finally been foundAbout half of the non-dark matter in the universe cannot be accounted for by stars and galaxies alone. Now, scientists say previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas could finally reveal it.
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