For decades, astronomers believed Andromeda and the Milky Way were destined to merge in about 4 billion years. But new research has cast doubt on that scenario.

The nearby satellite galaxy M32 can also be seen as a bright ball on the upper edge of Andromeda's disk while the milky splash of light below is in fact the elliptical galaxy Messier 110, which plays ...

Mumbai: October, the tenth month of 2025, promises to be a treat for stargazing lovers, with the night sky offering spectacular cosmic shows. From the dazzling Super Harvest Moon to shooting stars ...

Take a journey to 89 million light-years away from Earth to the NGC 7727 galaxy. It harbors the closest pair of supermassive black holes discovered yet. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada ; N. Risinger (skysurvey ...

Take a journey to 89 million light-years away from Earth to the NGC 7727 galaxy. It harbors the closest pair of supermassive black holes discovered yet. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada ; N. Risinger (skysurvey ...

A vast river of neutral hydrogen bridges two galaxies that are beginning to enter the monstrous Virgo Cluster, and this structure is helping astronomers better understand our Milky Way's relationship ...

A new study suggests that the closest intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations may lie 33,000 light-years from Earth, highlighting the challenges in detecting advanced life.

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the innermost planet.

The conditions favouring the rise of advanced aliens are much rarer than previously thought, according to a new study, which suggests the nearest planet hosting extraterrestrial civilisation could be ...

Manuel Linares is a physicist at NTNU who studies binary stars called "spider pulsars." The stars got this name because they could eat their partner, just like some spiders do.

Winds up to 40 mph are expected in parts of Massachusetts on Tuesday as Hurricane Humberto "makes its closest approach," to the state, forecasters said.

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, even though the system is young enough that it should still have a ...