Astronomers have achieved a first in exoplanet hunting by using the Hubble Space Telescope images to investigate a mysterious ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has caputured new imagery of 9.5 light-years tall portion the Eagle Nebula, located 7000 ...

Space telescopes like Hubble and Webb have dramatically changed the way we explore the universe, offering unparalleled views ...

Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds – or Fermi bubbles – at the Milky Way’s center. The ...

Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds - or Fermi bubbles - at the Milky Way's center. The ...

The Smithsonian could lose the iconic space shuttle Discovery to Texas as part of President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill.

Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31 ...

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The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to establish self-sustaining human settlements on Mars by 2040, utilizing AI-driven ...

The universe will not last forever. In fact, scientists have revealed that its lifespan is almost half over already.

Dr. Caitlin Casey, an observational astronomer, has recently joined the physics department at UC Santa Barbara. She co-leads the C.O.S.M.O.S. collaboration — a project distinguished by its deep ...