The objects were in the same region of the sky but were 13,000 light-years apart and not related to each other. The details ...

However, the challenge of interstellar exploration—journeys beyond our solar system to distant stars—presents far greater complexity and requires a radical reimagining of space technology.

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar travel.

About 350 years later, that pulse of light has reached interstellar ... type of supernova explosion with a short pulse of energetic radiation. NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ...

Some 350 years after a supernova, its shockwave reaches interstellar space and causes clouds of gas and dust to glow. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Jacob Jencson (Caltech/IPAC) Scientists ...