The Euclid space telescope has, by chance, discovered its first Einstein ring, and it is absolutely stunning. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this perfectly circular Einstein ring has allowed researchers ...

The ring is made up of light from a galaxy 4.42 billion light-years away and what can be seen from Earth is distorted by ...

A new near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been detected by astronomers as it made a close approach to Earth recently. The asteroid, detected by a group of astronomers using sophisticated ...

South Africa's MeerKAT telescope makes groundbreaking discovery of giant radio galaxy, shedding new light on the universe.

Euclid has been working on a huge celestial atlas for almost a year. However, he had already made a spectacular discovery, as ...

Astronomers have found an incredibly rare complete 'Einstein ring' - predicted by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago.

Telescopes are essential for astronomers, allowing them to observe stars and planets with clarity. While commercial ...

Nasa says explosion would be 150 times greater than A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima with chances of it smashing into the planet ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

The University of Virginia Alumni Association’s trust has awarded $1.5 million to 17 different projects in the UVa community ...

YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...