Imagine drifting through space in a place so empty that you wouldn’t see a single star, planet, or galaxy in any direction. This is the Boötes Void, one of the largest known empty regions in the ...

June’s night skies provide excellent opportunities to discover a slice of the evening sky that is largely unsung, unheralded and usually ignored. Daniel Zantzinger / Skywatcher’s Guide When, for ...

Often described as an empty region of space, the Boötes Void may not be as simple as it seems. Scientists now believe this vast cosmic gap could hold important clues about how the universe evolved.

Most of us would consider Bootes the Bear Guard a spring constellation. That's when it first appears in the eastern sky, following the tail of Ursa Major the Great Bear as the snow drifts recede. Come ...

“Cosmic Nothing,” by Michael D. Lemonick, describes large empty areas of the universe called voids. It includes a quote from astronomer Gregory Scott Aldering concerning a void in the constellation ...