Scientists have unveiled an enormous gas cloud just 300 light-years from the solar system that measures about full 40 moons ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

Most have been found via microlensing: their gravity acts as a lens that boosts the light of a background star in a ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...