There are billions and trillions of stars in our universe. To put it into perspective, there are around 200 sextillion stars in the universe. Within this expansive number are stars of all shapes and ...

There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the width of the sun. If it were placed in our solar system, it would stretch to ...

A team of astronomers has identified immense shockwaves radiating out from a massive collision in space as the biggest in the known universe. Hiding behind the dust and gas of our Milky Way galaxy is ...

Massive stars have always puzzled scientists—how do they grow so quickly despite fierce radiation pushing material away? New high-resolution ALMA observations suggest that instead of relying solely on ...

A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it now. The interactive online map, created using data from NASA's James Webb ...

Hiding behind our Milky Way galaxy is a collision so immense astronomers say it is the largest astronomical event in the universe. A team of astronomers has identified immense shockwaves radiating out ...