Data from the Esa Euclid telescope enable precise analysis of an Einstein ring around the galaxy core of NGC 6505 and thus the surrounding dark ...

For a long time, scientists have believed that the universe looks the same no matter where you are or which direction you look. This idea, called the Cosmological Principle, is a key assumption in ...

Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby ...

A team of researchers has identified the largest superstructure ever reliably characterized in the universe. This discovery, ...

A cosmic filament, 3 million light-years long, has been directly imaged for the first time — offering a new glimpse into the ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...

SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of a rocket booster on its drone ship off the coast of an island in The Bahamas on ...

A space telescope has made a significant discovery, uncovering its first Einstein ring, which scientists believe will help us understand the universe better.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare ring of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers have said. The ...

Euclid mission is on a six-year mission to explore the evolution of the dark universe. View on euronews ...