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Researchers with the Cosmic Flows project have been working to map both visible and dark matter densities around our Milky Way galaxy up to a distance of 300 million light-years, and they've now released this new video m...

You've probably never before seen an image like the one above. That's because it is the first time something like this has ever been created, and it is only possible thanks to two fairly recent NASA missions, the Solar D...

It could work, say researchers from the University of New Hampshire and the Southwest Research Institute. One of the inherent dangers of space travel and long-term exploration missions beyond Earth is the constant barrag...

It is probably a safe bet that even as children, Universe Today readers gazed at the night sky with awe and wonder. Did you wish upon the first star light, star bright in the sky? Cultures across time have spun tales aro...

Yep, you really want to click on this image to see the larger version on Flickr. Wow -- what a view!! This is a 360° horizon pan, seen by Alan Dyer -- who has an aptly named website, The Amazing Sky. This is a view seen...

A new kind of variable star -- 36 of that type, in fact -- has been found in a single star cluster. Astronomers don't even have a name for the star type yet, but feel free to leave some suggestions in the comments! For n...

Very similar to stacking astronomy images to achieve a better picture, researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) are employing new methods which will give us a clearer look at the his...

Although scientists have been listening for years to search for indications of other sentient life in the Universe, just a few efforts have been made by humans to purposefully send out messages to the cosmos. Called METI...