While this may sound scary, there is little chance humanity will survive to see the end of the universe. In about five ...

A top a mountain in Chile, where the days are dry and nights are clear, a team of scientists and engineers is preparing for ...

We live in a world defined by inches, feet and miles (or centimeters, meters and kilometers, if you prefer), and it’s not difficult for most of us to ...

Galaxies, the grand entities of the universe, have fascinating and dynamic lives of their own. They form, evolve, and occasionally merge, creating stunning visual spectacles. Our very own galaxy, the ...

Galaxies, including the Milky Way, grow from thick, turbulent disks into layered structures. JWST’s images show this process ...

Solar systems mostly keep to themselves. What’s ours is ours and what’s not is not. Stars are simply too far from each ...