On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...

In recent years, one of the most troubling puzzles in astrophysics has grown more urgent. Scientists have realized that the ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

For generations, sailors around the globe have reported a mysterious phenomenon: Vast areas of the ocean glow steadily at ...

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence of a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of ...

By Alimat Aliyeva A group of European, British, and American astronomers has discovered 34 binary white dwarf systems i ...

Everything is in motion. Even if you are sitting still while reading this column, you are being carried along with the ...

Find Powerful Telescope Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Powerful Telescope and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on Powerful Telescope.

Find Milky Way Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Milky Way and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on Milky Way.

The discovery was made by precisely tracking the motion of 21 stars located on the outskirts of the Milky Way. These stars ...

After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as ...