While mapping the nearby universe, astronomers discovered the largest-known structure in the universe, about 425 million to ...
Astronomers have discovered a massive, double-lobed radio jet stretching 200,000 light-years from a quasar that existed when ...
Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying ...
To calculate the distance light travels in one year, we multiply the speed of light by the number of seconds in a year. We hear this often: “The observable universe is about 93 billion light ...
India's MACE telescope detects a massive gamma-ray flare from a distant galaxy, unlocking a cosmic secret and offering fresh insight into the early universe, 8 billion light-years away.
The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away, considered close by cosmic standards. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to lay off ...