Scientists have confirmed a potentially habitable fifth planet in the nearby L 98-59 system, revealing a diverse collection ...

A team led by Wang Shiang-yu (王祥宇) and Chen Ying-tung (陳英同) of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Academia Sinica ...

Astronomers have identified a vast, previously unknown structure in our galaxy that could change how scientists understand ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now ...

A rare celestial portrait captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed an extraordinary and eerie sight: two massive dying stars enveloped in a vast, spiraling shroud of dust, ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, may not be alone. And its potential companion may be responsible for ...

Astronomers have caught a rare type of black hole in the act of devouring a star—an event that lit up the universe in X-rays.

The molecules that form the building blocks to life may be far more common in space than once thought, according researchers ...

Hundreds of amateur astronomers are gathering this weekend on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont for the annual Stellafane ...

Senegal has become the 56th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration, NASA announced. The accords ...

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ...