The Universe is home to celestial bodies of staggering dimensions. VY Canis Majoris is a striking example. This star, located ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. According to our best understanding, the universe should be homogeneous ...

For years, scientists have worked to chart the universe’s massive structure, aiming to test key models of cosmology. These efforts also help uncover how galaxies form and change over time. While most ...

There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the ...

The interactive online map, created using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, details some 800,000 galaxies across a vast cosmic distance. Scrolling and zooming in can take users some 13.5 ...

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In the name of open science, the multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS on Thursday has released the data behind the largest map of the universe. Called the COSMOS-Web field, the project, with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a ...