Scientists believe the Milky Way contains up to 400 billion stars and at least as many planets. The largest galaxy known, IC 1101, has more than 100 trillion stars. Step outside on a clear night and ...

We all know that black holes gobble up anything and everything that passes through their event horizons. However, the exact ...

While this may sound scary, there is little chance humanity will survive to see the end of the universe. In about five ...

The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...