To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by ...

Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. Jellyfish galaxies are named for the long, tentacle-like streams ...

Distant Worlds: Universe looks like a 4X game, but it wears many masks. It has a whole closet filled with them. On Monday, it might be an RTS or a wargame, where you command enormous armadas of space ...

The old adage in gaming, attributed to Warren Spector during the development of Deus Ex 2, states that “anytime reality gets in the way of fun, fun wins.” For companies that develop MMOs, however, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. The farthest type Ia supernova, our most distant "standard candle" for ...