The Milky Way's galactic bulge, the bulbous region that surrounds the galactic center, contains a dense collection of stars, planets, and other free-floating objects. This region has been studied for ...

A gradual dimming and brightening when a star passed behind it suggested the mini-Pluto was wrapped in a thin layer of air.

We already knew interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS came from somewhere far beyond our solar system. Now scientists have more information on how alien that somewhere really is - a corner of the universe ...

Citizen scientists working with NASA have helped identify more than 3,000 brown dwarfs—dim, elusive objects that sit between ...

A scuba diver's remarkable find of a well-preserved ancient canoe in Lake Mendota reveals the rich cultural heritage of the ...

What is behind the surge in ufology? The recent spike can be traced to the top of the US government, which inspired me to start investigating ...

The rules governing gravity and other laws of nature seem like eternal truths, but cosmologist João Magueijo has always ...

Discover 10 surprising inventions from IBM that revolutionized technology. Learn the history behind the tools and systems ...

Nasa's citizen science project has used 2,00,000 citizen scientists to discover over 3,000 new failed stars, doubling the known total in the universe.

In the Black Hole Symphony, composer David R. Ibbett tries to translate one of the universe’s brightest observable objects into music.

From earth to stars, doubt to certainty, the mind climbed, until numbers themselves became truth’s quiet voice ...

A former Southern California college professor has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a ...