The new planet is located in the same star system as Spock's home world in the 'Star Trek' universe.
Physicists have found what could be evidence of 'ghost' black holes from a universe that existed before our own.
Scientists have determined that a significant percentage of planets in our galaxy may be covered in water.
Scientists have discovered discrepancies in our understanding of how fast the universe is expanding.
A particle that has traveled from deep space could help scientists to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
Originating deep in the universe, the radio blast is from a quasar - the luminous active nucleus of a distant galaxy.
Researchers at Oxford University maintain that we are probably the only intelligent life forms in the universe.
A lack of phosphorus in the universe could mean that Earth-type life is a lot rarer than commonly thought.
Physicists at Harvard University have suggested that the universe could end almost as abruptly as it began.
New data from the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that the universe is expanding faster than expected.
Archaeologists have unearthed a depiction of the mythical Aztec universe on the side of a volcano.
A newly discovered supermassive black hole is challenging what scientists know of the early universe.
The new galaxies date back 13 billion years to a time shortly after the formation of the universe.
A long-standing mystery concerning the whereabouts of the universe's missing matter has been solved.
The unidentified radio pulses were picked up from an unknown source in a distant part of the universe.
A new study has revealed that half of the atoms that make up our bodies have come from beyond the galaxy.
The high-powered Diocles Laser in Nebraska is changing the way that scientists look at the universe.
The idea that the cosmos may be self-aware has intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries.
New evidence has suggested that all the sunlike stars in the universe may have formed together in pairs.
A 'cold spot' that has puzzled scientists for years could be the point where two universes collided.