Elena Tomasetti of the University of Bologna discusses her team's calculation of the estimated age of the universe in an exclusive interview with Starlust.

A new study has estimated the universe’s possible age by using precise data on stars.

Astronomers studying the Milky Way's oldest stars have estimated that the Universe is about 13.6 billion years old.

The Gaia spacecraft has unearthed a new treasure trove of secrets about our galaxy — and beyond. The European Space Agency (ESA) mission plans to produce the largest, most precise 3D map of the Milky ...

Instead of focusing on how fast the universe is expanding, they looked at the ages of some of the oldest stars in our galaxy.

Researchers from the University of Bologna and the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) along with other institutes have proposed a new way to address the Hubble tension by comparing ...

Space scientists have today (Monday) announced the discovery of a 'super Jupiter' orbiting a white dwarf, the first detected using direct observations with the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Gaia ...

After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is retiring. The European Space Agency’s space-based observatory known as Gaia is ...

image: A third of stars are born and live in pairs or even larger groups. Just like humans, they can considerably influence each others’ lives, as well as the way they influence their environment.