How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the sun, yet still tied to it gravitationally.

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." ...

The peel is full of Located 130 million light-years away in the Lepus constellation, this galaxy shines near Orion and his hunting dogs.and vitamin A, which boost vision and immunity. This ...

Boeing notified employees it is planning to issue layoff notices "to align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations." ...

A newly discovered star system in the heart of the Milky Way is moving at unprecedented speeds. Scientists believe this ...

February's night sky offers a treat for stargazers, with the Winter Triangle and a temporary Mars Triangle shining bright, ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

In the Milky Way's central bulge, about 24,000 light-years from Earth, a peculiar pair of objects appears to be hurtling ...

Today: On Feb. 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, at that time classified as the ninth planet.

There’s really no reason you can’t use binoculars to look into space – and in fact astronomers have been working on doing so ...