At the heart of the Milky Way, just 27,000 light-years from Earth, there is a supermassive black hole with a mass of more ...
How do we know the speed of light – and why does it have a speed limit at all? Leah Crane explores the history of one of the most important numbers in the universe ...
As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...
By 2030, the iconic ISS – where the world's astronauts have lived, worked and gazed upon the cosmos for more than two decades ...
According to calculations from IFLScience's resident astronomer, Dr Alfredo Carpineti, using data from NASA's Eyes on the Solar System, this will occur on November 13, 2026. After this date, the probe ...
Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the universe’s ...
Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...
It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space ...
Unravel the mind-bending science behind Interstellar's time dilation and see why the film's most puzzling moments finally ...
Even without the ISS, some humans will stay off planet for the foreseeable future. There is no plan to stop the continuous ...
As an individual facing today’s wars and geopolitical complexity—witnessing so much suffering—I often feel powerless and sad; ...
The universe's first galaxies were hot messes, according to a recent study. During their younger days, they were wild, ...