Modern astrophysics has revealed a universe filled with black holes, neutron stars, hypernova explosions, and vast cosmic structures. Yet scientists believe that about 95% of the universe is made of ...

Explore the intriguing question: Are we alone in the universe? This video delves into the scientific search for extraterrestrial life, examining theories, discoveries, and ongoing research in ...

Neutron star collision in merging galaxies reveals how cosmic destruction forges heavy elements like gold, offering clues to the universe's chemical evolution.

Using the 10-meter Hobby-Eberly Telescope in the US, astronomers have detected a subtle, hidden glow from 9 to 11 billion ...

The Milky Way isn't just drifting through a giant void in space untethered, but is embedded in a sheet of dark matter like a blueberry in a pancake, new research suggests. An analysis of how galaxies ...

Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and particles, including a ...

A dying star’s final breath creates a haunting, brain-shaped cosmic silhouette.

NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash to Earth on Tuesday (March 10) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the Space ...

The Hubble and Euclid space telescopes caught a stunning portrait of a dying star at the heart of the Cat's Eye Nebula.

From science to design, South by Southwest offers a wide range of topics with speakers from all over the country. The Daily Texan compiled a list of UT-affiliated speakers and their events to check ...

A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ball-size ...

Handwriting analysis determined that the famed astronomer made notes in this copy of the ancient Greek text in the 1590s, decades before his own observations via telescope revolutionized our ...