This lifespan began roughly 4.6 billion years ago, and will continue for about another 4.5 - 5.5 billion years, when it will deplete its supply of hydrogen, helium, and collapse into a white dwarf.

Dark matter remains one of science's deepest mysteries. It makes up about 25% of our universe, yet scientists only observe ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

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There’s a pleasing Cheshire usage that Garner uses throughout his books, plunder to mean ‘ponder’, and as far as he’s ...

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Red Dwarf icon Chris Barrie has left fans stunned after pulling out of multiple public appearances due to a mystery 'medical situation.' ...

The JWST could see a 25-35% reduction in operations, and some Hubble instruments may have to fend for themselves.

The cosmos has fascinated humankind for centuries. From incomprehensible distances to mind-bending phenomena, space holds ...