There’s the infamous zoo hypothesis, which supposes that advanced aliens know about our planet but stay away to let us evolve ...

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have discovered "signs of a ‘hot spot’ ...

A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an ...

At the centre of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful radiation usually emitted ...

Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a ...

On October 18, 2025, the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at ...

The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, installed on the VISTA telescope at the European Southern ...

The fact is, however, that the mass of black holes varies greatly out in the vast universe, and astronomers have recently discovered what they believe may be the biggest one ever found. They estimate ...

Astrophysicists are leading a project (TiDES) that will improve our understanding of the mysterious “dark energy” that ...

Stargazers in Essex can enjoy a mysterious glow in the Milky Way, which scientists say could be the answer in a hunt to prove dark matter exists.

At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could ...

"It's possible we will see the new data and confirm one theory over the other — or maybe we'll find nothing, in which case it ...