A faint cosmic spin – one rotation per 500 billion years – could resolve the stubborn Hubble tension by tweaking standard ...

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

Astronomers are applying new image-processing techniques to previously released Hubble observations in honor of the space ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

A decade of observations cast doubt on the typical magnetar origin story, at least as it relates to SGR 0501+4516.

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals a new image of the Sombrero Galaxy, indicating its unique formation and merger with another galaxy.

In simplest terms, the rate at which the universe expands on paper doesn’t match actual astronomical observations. That speed ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a magnetar a supermagnetic neutron star speeding across our galaxy. Its name? SGR ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

Astronomers from Swinburne University in Australia and elsewhere have employed the Keck II telescope to investigate the ...

Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy have found evidence that could support proof of life on K2-18b, ...