The platypus is one of evolution's lovable, oddball animals. The creature seems to defy well-understood rules of biology by ...

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of astronomical object, calling the strange entity a 'window into the dark universe'.

A strange, starless cloud on the edge of a nearby galaxy is forcing astronomers to confront one of the biggest unknowns in ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The ...

Astronomers have identified an extraordinary new type of cosmic entity which they are calling a "window into the dark ...

The latest finding offers "a window into the dark universe,” said one of the researchers behind the groundbreaking discovery.

Astronomers have finally confirmed the existence of RELHICs—a long-theorized class of dark, starless clouds from the early ...

Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could ...

This cloud is a window into the dark Universe,” study co-author and Space Telescope Science Institute (STCScl) team member ...