Bizarre NASA discoveries that we’re not allowed to talk about (but we will) Space exploration consistently reveals phenomena ...

The new results not only produce an accurate 3D map. They have also turned up a surprising property of interstellar dust clouds. Previously, it had been expected that the extinction curve should ...

Update: Voyager is officially “the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space,” according to NASA. Even the spaciest of space nuts could be forgiven for being a little confused about ...

A distant galaxy is home to a ravenous supermassive black hole that appears to be playing with its food in a lively new image from the Very Large Telescope. Located over 12 million light-years from ...

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Just a couple of short years ago, the world was abuzz with excitement as a human-made spacecraft was hurtling through space, bringing with it samples of a world so alien and distant that we've never ...

SpaceX is preparing to launch three spacecraft on a first-of-its-kind mission to study the sun's influence throughout the solar system, from Earth's atmosphere to the edge of interstellar space. A ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Galaxy NGC 4945 in the constellation of Centaurus (main) and galactic winds flowing out from its ...

This galaxy's central black hole appears to be a "messy eater" as its interstellar scraps are strewn into space. A distant galaxy is home to a ravenous supermassive black hole that appears to be ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESO/C. Marconcini et al. A distant galaxy is home to a ravenous supermassive black hole ...

The photo suggests that interstellar 'scraps' of matter are being strewn into space as the hungry black hole chows down on its dinner. "At the very center of nearly every galaxy is a supermassive ...