The Firefly Sparkle Galaxy is the first Milky Way-sized galaxy to ever be found while still in the process of forming.

Scientists still do not know where the water here on Earth came from. But two populations of so-called dark comets may tell ...

The New Year kicks off with a stunning meteor shower under perfect conditions and plenty of deep-sky objects on offer in the ...

The regulator issued a modified launch and reentry license that allows launching multiple flights under the vehicle’s Flight ...

Mars Express spotted this scene using its High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) during its 23,324th orbit of the Red Planet.

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Let’s begin by reviewing some astronomical “history”: Han Solo and his rebel cohorts Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and C-3PO are nestled uncomfortably together in the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit ...

Over the past 200 years, astronomers have cataloged over a million asteroids in the solar system’s main belt, down to the size of around a kilometer in diameter. But smaller asteroids were ...