Astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have identified an entirely new type of cosmic object. It is a cloud rich ...

On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli saw a weird glowing light on the night side of Venus. He named ...

Pluto's days, though they drag on a bit at around 153 hours, are nothing compared to its years. Pluto's orbit takes 248 Earth ...

The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

The celestial object described is an open cluster, NGC 7789, possessing an apparent magnitude of 6.7 and located between 5th-magnitude Sigma Cassiopeiae and 6th-magnitude Rho Cas, known by several ...

But Rubin’s early data is confounding. Among the newly discovered asteroids, researchers identified 76 with reliable spin ...

Astronomers may have discovered a previously unknown type of astronomical object, nicknamed “Cloud-9,” that could shed light ...

Astronomers announced the discovery of a starless cloud of hydrogen gas, a pristine relic of the cosmos that is almost as old ...

A crop of asteroids discovered by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is wowing astronomers, with one of the space rocks ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

NASA has postponed the first planned spacewalk of 2026 after a medical concern involving a crew member aboard the ...

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...