A new study, however, identifies a possible candidate. A separate team of astronomers compared 1983 data from the Infrared ...

The Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution, however, this new frontier raises complex legal questions.

Sophisticated computational models let us examine objects such as supernova remnants in extraordinary detail and from every angle.

The astronomer Halton C. Arp (1927–2013) was a very well-known researcher of galaxies and other distant objects. He is ...

Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to ...

Regarding the right ascensions and declinations of celestial objects for the purposes of amateur astronomy, some coordinates ...

The still nearly Full Moon passes close to the heart of the Scorpion, Antares, visible in the southern sky early this morning.

Of the more than 5,000 exoplanets that have been confirmed so far and many more thousands of candidates, most orbit stars the ...

An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...

The Cat’s Eye is a young planetary, at perhaps 1,000 years. In part because of this, it shows the multiple stages of a ...

The solar system's smallest planet is quickly approaching superior conjunction, so catch it in the morning sky while you can.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst takes a selfie during an EVA outside the International Space Station in 2014. New research shows that when astronauts spend extended periods of time in space, their ...