The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

ESA shuts down Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade, leaving behind the most detailed legacy that will guide future ...

The strange sight is actually two galaxies, with the light of the second warped around the one at the front as a result of ...

The European Space Agency announced Thursday the Gaia spacecraft was turned off after a decade of data gathering.

The universe is thought to have experienced a rapid and exponential expansion in a fraction of a second after the Big Bang.

Webb, which was launched by NASA in 2022 and became operational in 2023, has begun to provide a deeper understanding of the early universe. It has spotted only four galaxies dating to slightly earlier ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway galaxy that provides evidence that an ...

The ESA has finally shut down Gaia, its mind-blowing space mission to map the Milky Way. Despite its retirement, Gaia is far ...

Gravity stretches out forever, but it’s not very strong. If protons and neutrons had to hang on to each other with gravity, ...

It's believed to account for roughly 85% of the universe's mass, yet no telescope or sensor on Earth has been able to track ...