The cataclysmic explosion that spawned the supernova remnant simultaneously gave rise to a superdense pulsar, which was ...

Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.

New simulations reveal the glow at Milky Way’s heart may come from dark matter, challenging long-held cosmic theories.

"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 ...

A peculiar gamma-ray glow from the heart of the Milky Way has left astronomers scratching their heads. This strange emission, ...

A groundbreaking new telescope, the 4-meter Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST), has marked a monumental step in ...

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

A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and could transform our understanding of how stars, ...

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its ...

First images of light from objects in the Universe are now recorded and split into thousands of colour components4MOST will investigate the formation ...

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