Space

As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving […]

Opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black hole jets ever seen.

Black holes about the size of a hydrogen atom could be careening through the solar system unnoticed. But their days

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the

The biggest clash in cosmology might be inching closer to resolution, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope.  Scientists disagree

Satellites hampering radio astronomy — Science News, October 5, 1974 In the past, the satellites and probes launched by NASA

To leave a lasting trail, meteors must aim downward. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors blazing 90

One of the most compelling possible signs of extraterrestrial communication may have an astrophysical explanation. Called “Wow!” signal, the bright

A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded

For the first time, astronomers have seen gas boiling and bubbling on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed