The Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 or NGC 6720) lies in the constellation Lyra and is a classic example of a ...

Will we finally be able to answer one of astronomy’s hardest questions: what is most of the matter in the universe made of?

Recently we made an attempt to put incomprehensible astronomical distances into a human perspective. We started by looking at the vast distances within our solar system, moving on to distances within ...

NASA's InSight spacecraft has given us a peek into Mars like never before! Before it wrapped up its mission last December, it sent back some fascinating data, now published in the peer-reviewed ...

Sleep researchers agree that a good night's sleep is essential for a healthy brain. Although we generally sleep long enough, unfortunately, we are not good sleepers. Research by the Dutch Brain ...

The human brain, our most complicated organ, has gone through several growth spurts throughout the eons. But about 3000 years ago, something remarkable happened. Instead of the typical continued ...

Three faint smudges in James Webb’s data may be pointing to something astronomers have argued about for years: “dark stars.” The name sounds like science fiction, and it’s misleading. These objects ...

Imagine peering into the night sky with a powerful telescope and seeing galaxies scattered across the cosmic landscape. Some are so distant that their light has been travelling for over 13 billion ...

Ever wonder why, despite getting enough sleep, you still feel exhausted, moody, or unfocused? Research suggests the issue might be your exposure to artificial light at night, such as screens from ...

A few of the deeper returning questions people engage with in conversations and discussions about cosmology relate to what happened before the big bang and what instigated the big bang in the first ...

Scientists at the University of Manchester and The Australian National University have created a new molecule that may soon enable ultra-compact hard drives (the size of a postage stamp) by allowing ...

Dementia is a growing concern worldwide; it is predicted that the number of people with dementia will triple in less than 30 years. This debilitating condition can have a profound impact on the ...