The universe is full of fascinating structures, and some of the most striking take shape inside the giant clouds where stars ...

Across the cosmos, many stars can be found in pairs, gracefully circling one another. Yet one of the most dramatic pairings occurs between two orbiting black holes, formed after their massive ...

WASHINGTON , April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School today jointly ...

For the first time, astronomers have caught a glimpse of shock waves rippling along strands of the cosmic web — the enormous tangle of galaxies, gas and dark matter that fills the observable universe.

For the first time, astronomers have spotted enormous, galaxy-scale shock waves rattling the "cosmic web" that connects nearly all known galaxies. These cosmic waves could reveal clues about how the ...

A powerful shock wave traveling through a cloud of gas left behind by the explosive death of a star has a bizarre quirk: Part of it is traveling in the wrong direction, a new study reveals. In the ...