Astronomers have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Japan’s Hayabusa2 extended mission, is far smaller and faster-spinning than previously thought. Astronomers have conducted a new ...

While many of the original cherry trees have been replaced over time, the surrounding Susquehannock State Forest still features beautiful stands of black cherry, maple, and other hardwoods that create ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope has revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a giant wave rippling outwards from its center. The unexpected galactic ripple is illustrated in this ...

Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that showcases 5000 galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It was ...

The Roman Space Telescope's next generation coronagraph instrument will help deliver amazing views of exoplanets. Learn how it works. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will send the hunt for ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.” ...

Michigan State University assistant professor Darryl Seligman has led the first-ever scientific paper published about 3I/ATLAS — a project he co-authored with Atsuhiro Yaginuma, graduate student Tessa ...

October is a star-studded month with two meteor showers, winter constellations and a good chance to see a trio of green comets.

Our solar system is a wonder, from the star at the center to the planets and moons in orbit, as seen in these fantastic pictures taken by Hubble, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, and the Mars ...

Hale-Bopp became known as the "great comet" after the previous "great comet of 1811". That comet was visible to the naked eye for around 260 days, and was the record-holder until Hale-Bopp came into ...

The source of the Milky Way's strange wobble has finally been revealed, thanks to new data from the ESA's Gaia Space Telescope.

Why Sagittarius B2 produces so many stars in comparison to the rest of the galactic center has remained an enduring mystery ...