Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is making history by collecting handpicked Martian samples for future return to Earth. Scientists are eager to study these specimens to unlock secrets about Mars’ ancient ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn ...

When we join him next month, King will be freshly arrived from Norway, where he’s leading a Roads Scholar trip to see the Northern Lights. Minnesota Night Skies will be a monthly podcast for the ...

On Wednesday (Feb. 12), NASA will host its first Twitch stream from the International Space Station (ISS), giving viewers the ...

When you take a look deep into the night sky, Venus might look like it's noticeably yellow. Here's the science behind why it appears that way.

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

AN astronomy expert has urged people not to panic amid the news that countries are planning for an asteroid due to hit earth in 2032. Recently, it was reported that countries across the world had ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

A POWERFUL telescope floating in space has discovered an extremely rare Einstein ring of light around a nearby galaxy. The ...