Researchers from the University of Glasgow teamed up with the culture and research organisation Science Ceilidh to develop a dance to mark the 10th anniversary of the historic first detection of ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

What’s really inside a black hole? Long considered one of the greatest cosmic mysteries, black holes were first predicted in 1916 through Einstein’s theory of relativity. Yet it wasn’t until the 1960s ...

Particles orbiting a black hole could collide at colossal energies, generating collision products that may offer valuable ...

With the recent first light milestone for the Vera Rubin Observatory, it's only a matter of time before one of astronomy's ...

"Theories involving substantial formation of stars prior to or together with the black hole formation and growth are very ...

We are pleased to announce that Francesco Benini, Professor of Theoretical Physics at SISSA, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Frontiers of Science Award in Physics for his article “Black Holes in ...

The technology has already recouped hundreds of millions of pounds and could be extended right across Government, according to a new report by the National Audit Office ...

According to a provocative new study, that might just be our cosmic address. This idea is meant to solve one of the biggest ...

The Gathering' is taking its next big risk: a full-on leap into science fiction. A certain Star franchise may have boldly ...

Astronomers have studied the globular cluster 47 Tucanae extensively, but still have many questions. It may have an ...

Black holes are already among the most mysterious objects in the galaxy, and yet, one specific type has almost completely ...