"All the odd shapes and swirling gas observed in the Perseus cluster now make sense within the context of a major merger." ...

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

Astronomers have identified a new ultra-diffuse galaxy that appears to defy one of the fundamental assumptions of modern ...

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion.

A newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the charming Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the ...

The spiral galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 is located nearly 1 billion light-years away from Earth, and measures about three ...

The findings suggest that there are many more targets of opportunity for locating potentially habitable worlds across our ...

With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

Scientists have spotted a defiant galaxy. Located nearly 1 billion light-years from Earth, the galaxy 2MASX J23453268−0449256 ...