"They're so rare, and they're incredibly useful scientifically," said Conor O'Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.

In space, astronomers have discovered a massive cosmic structure. Known as "Quipu," this enormous formation is 1.3 billion light-years across. Scientists say it might change how we think about the ...

The Euclid space telescope has, by chance, discovered its first Einstein ring, and it is absolutely stunning. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this perfectly circular Einstein ring has allowed researchers ...

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A new study reveals Quipu, a vast network of galaxy clusters and superclusters, being dubbed the largest structure in the known universe.

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A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...

Credit: NOAA As the Trump 2.0 administration begins to take shape, one of the questions orbiting in the beltway space community is whether President-elect Trump will retain the National Space ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to ...

Two major space launches in two days got 2025 off to a rousing start. The Blue Ghost lunar lander is on its way to the moon, and just one day after it left Earth, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue ...

New Glenn's namesake was the first American to orbit the Earth and became the then-oldest person in space when he flew again at the age of 77 in 1998. This morning's broadcast host, Ariane Cornell ...