Astronomy

Warning: Objects in the cosmos are larger than they appear

In about 4 billion years, the Andromeda Galaxy will collide with our galaxy, the Milky Way, unleashing a brilliant burst of star formation. This is not exactly breaking news (assuming anything that ...
Gizmodo

Citizen Scientists Spot Weird Object Careening Across the Cosmos at Ludicrous Speeds

Object CWISE J1249 is a bit of a mystery; all we know is that it has some unique properties and it's moving really fast. Like, really fast. Reading time 3 minutes It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to ...
New Scientist

Billion-light-year galactic wall may be largest object in cosmos

Here’s the latest reminder that space is really, really big. At a cool billion light years across, a distant complex of galaxy superclusters may be the largest structure yet found in the cosmos.
CNN

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A piece of a Soviet ...
CNN

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A Soviet-era ...