The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

A stronomers have seen something they did not expect: an Einstein Cross with not just the standard four images, there was an extra one. This unprecedented present might allow astronomers to better ...

In a cosmic twist worthy of sci-fi, new research from Curtin University reveals that Earth’s crust may carry the fingerprints ...

Scientists generated the most precise three-dimensional image of star formation zones in the Milky Way galaxy using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope.

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By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...

There is a direct link between Earth’s crust formation and meteorite impacts influenced by the Milky Way’s structure, as found by a new study.

Spiral arms are crowded regions of space filled with stars, dust, and gas. As the solar system traveled through them, ...

How Will Roman Map the Interstellar Medium? Why is it difficult to see through the galaxy? Starlight is blocked by dust ...

Sagittarius unveils stellar wonders, from the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae showcasing the Milky Way’s breathtaking cycle of ...

Ever since Ian Holm’s Ash oozed milky white blood all over the floor of the USCSS Nostromo, androids have been an integral ...