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Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 ...

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Telescope have discovered an "exhaust vent attached to a “chimney” of hot gas blowing ...

Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual "ingredients," raising ...

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi director Mahmoud Sabbagh has struck a deal with France-based digital film distributor and aggregator for the ...

Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is famous for being one of the dimmest in the universe. Evidence from a new space telescope shows that might not always have been the case.

New research suggests that the x-ray light coming from the Milky Way’s central black hole Sagittarius A* has changed ...

We might be on track to hit a supermassive black hole a lot sooner than anyone expected. Tucked away inside the Large ...

Using the Subaru Telescope's wide-field camera, astronomers have discovered a previously unknown structure surrounding a tiny ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

Scientists have detected ancient microwave signals from the universe's early days. These signals, over 13 billion years old, ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...