Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

There is no measurement that can directly observe the wave function of a quantum mechanical system, but the wave function is still enormously useful as its (complex) square represents the probability ...

A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.

Discover the limits of human sight: from a 3-mile horizon and candle flames 2.8 km away to seeing galaxies 2.5 million ...

You might think only billion-dollar telescopes and professional observatories can contribute to cutting-edge space science.

Inverclyde astronomy expert Stephen McAllister explains how he went about capturing the Andromeda galaxy on camera.

Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new dwarf galaxy, which they have named Pegasus VII. The ...

By measuring the galaxy’s redshift, the scientists behind the discovery were able to confirm that its light has been ...

JWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universe The galaxy MoM-z14 could offer clues to ...

The six-year results from the Dark Energy Survey highlight unresolved tensions in standard cosmological theory.

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...