Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...

RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...

Countless celestial objects traverse the cosmos, each with its own unique characteristics and potential impact, literally, on Earth. Among ...

Scientists using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have made a groundbreaking discovery: a massive exoplanet ...

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

This month's full "Snow Moon" will be joined by a bright star in the night sky, called Regulus, nicknamed "Heart of the Lion" ...

For most of history, the Moon was regarded as a mysterious and powerful object. Then scientists made it into a destination ...

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A French astrophotographer recently snapped shots of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in a single ...

Just above the moon will be Mars, shining with a steady orange glow. Both the moon and Mars will be in the Gemini constellation, the Twins. Castor and Pollux, the two stars for whom the constellation ...

Private citizens and companies may one day begin to permanently settle outer space and celestial bodies. But if we don’t enact governing laws in the meantime, space settlers may face legal chaos. Many ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...