A jaw-dropping video composite of the Milky Way showcases the awe-inspiring scale of the cosmos. The video, stitched together from a series of recent observations, reveals the vastness of our galaxy, ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

Experts from Japan predict the sun will destroy all life on Earth no later than the year 1,000,002,021 as supercomputers set ...

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small galaxy, located about 200,000 light-years away, orbiting our Milky Way galaxy is being torn apart, a new study has claimed. The findings, published in The ...

Buildings account for a significant portion of global energy use, largely due to heating and cooling needs. Conventional thermal materials often lack the ability to respond to seasonal shifts and can ...

The SMC and LMC are part of a group of galaxies gravitationally bound to the Milky Way. Both are expected to eventually merge with our galaxy in a few billion years. However, current evidence ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Milky Way ... galaxy connecting hot bubbles. Research has previously shown that there is a similar tunnel potentially linking the LHB to the Gum Nebula. Alpha Centauri, the closest star system ...

The researchers' analysis also revealed that, unlike in our Milky Way, the massive stars tracked within the SMC were not rotating around the galaxy's axis. This suggests that something may be ...

This discovery reveals a new pattern in the motion of these stars that could transform our understanding of galaxy evolution ... the closest galaxies to the Milky Way. This proximity allowed ...

This discovery reveals a new pattern in the motion of these stars that could transform our understanding of galaxy evolution ... the closest galaxies to the Milky Way. This proximity allowed ...

It’s a bright day for computing — literally. Two tech companies have unveiled computer components that use laser light to process information. These futuristic processors could soon solve ...