From the precise strength of fundamental forces to Earth’s position in the so-called “Goldilocks zone,” the universe can ...

Stephen Hawking spent much of his life pulling at a thread, one that had been swallowed by a black hole. He was interested in what happened to material once it passed a black hole’s event horizon – ...

Discover how the giant star WOH G64, one of the largest known, transformed in 2014 and might be heading for a supernova.

A dense network of sensors is looking for the fleeting footprints of neutrinos, the most mysterious in the pantheon of known particles.

An exceptionally hungry black hole from the dawn of the universe is growing at 13 times the cosmic 'speed limit', experts say ...

One of the largest stars known in the Universe has done something strange – and scientists are debating what it means. WOH G64, a colossal star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is – or was? – one of the ...

Hubble constant. The Hubble constant is crucial in understanding the rate of expansion of the universe and, by extension, ...

Using the MeerKAT telescope, South African scientists have detected a record-breaking radio laser from a distant galaxy, ...

Elon Musk's comment about Jesus Christ has ignited waves of speculation, with some suggesting something bad is coming next.

Delhi in February carries a distinct evening chill. A few nights ago, I found myself standing in the shadow of the Qutub Minar, the 12th-century red sandstone and marble minaret cutting into the night ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

On Saturday, go outside about an hour after sunset, look to the western sky and spot Mercury, Venus and Saturn close to the horizon.