Research led by the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) in Japan has successfully performed the world’s first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100

New research shows how a galaxy’s surroundings influence its development. Its size, shape, and growth rate are all affected. It’s all based on “the finer details of the cosmic landscape.”

A red giant orbiting a dormant black hole is spinning impossibly fast and contains chemistry that makes it look ancient when it’s actually relatively young. By listening to faint vibrations

Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet’s predicted location

In 2028, Hong Kong will launch its first dedicated lunar orbiter not to study craters or map minerals, but to monitor something far more urgent, the constant barrage of meteoroids

Beneath the frozen shells of Saturn’s tiny moons, hidden oceans might occasionally boil, not from heat, but from dropping pressure as ice melts from below. This strange phenomenon could explain