Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy have found evidence that could support proof of life on K2-18b, ...

This discovery offers a glimpse into the dramatic and explosive fates awaiting some of the universe's most fascinating ...

Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, making it nearly impossible to capture this whisper. The solution is to go to ...

Researchers have spent the past few years watching a black hole re-awaken roughly 300 million light-years away from Earth. And what they’ve documented challenges prevailing theories about black hole ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

Starlink satellites orbit approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth and put on a spectacular show for observers as ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid that will be zooming past the Earth today at a speed of nearly 28,028 miles per hour. The space rock, known as "2025 FO6," is estimated to be about 35 feet across ...