The European Space Agency has got a lot of astronomers excited. Here are five insights the Gaia satellite might provide.
It has been over 50 years since astronomers first proposed the most common form of matter in the universe, despite having no idea what it is.
If even a small part of the wish list becomes reality, it will strengthen our understanding of the universe and create a more compassionate astronomy and astrophysics community.
We still don’t know exactly how black holes form, but recent experiments using a technique called “spectroscopy” offer us a clue.
Five astronomy experts discuss their differing verdicts on whether or not space is infinite.
It turns out that many planetary bodies have two halves which are somehow different to each other.
For the first time, a faint signal caused by the merging of a black hole and a neutron star – has been recorded on Earth.
The discovery of an ancient star in the Milky Way’s halo is the first evidence of another source for heavy elements.
As far as we know, the Milky Way is the only galaxy containing life. But its structure isn’t entirely unique.
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