Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet ...

For scientists, learning more about how black holes behave is essential to understanding how the universe works. A recent ...

What is an Einstein Cross? Foreground galaxies warp space-time and bend the light from a distant galaxy to create four ...

The quantum universe is full of mysteries, and among them, quantum entanglement intrigues with its puzzling properties.

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

It has been 10 years since the discovery of gravitational waves, which were eventually traced back to a merger of two black holes 1.3 billion years ago.

The QROCODILE experiment sets world-leading limits on light dark matter, marking a breakthrough in the search for the unseen.

Researchers have made a breakthrough in applying the first law of thermodynamics to complex systems, rewriting the way we ...

Knowable Magazine reports that neutrinos may help explain the universe's missing antimatter, shedding light on matter-antimatter imbalance.

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

Last week NASA announced the "clearest sign of life that we've ever found on Mars". Amazing news, or a "crushing blow" for humanity?