This week, an old astronomical controversy is renewed as researchers present new evidence for a hidden "Planet X" in our ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made the first-ever and long-anticipated detection of ice outside of our own solar system. The frozen water was found within a debris disk circling HD 181327, a ...

A combination of X-ray from NASA's Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic "fracture" was likely caused ...

China launches first of 2,800 satellites for AI space computing constellation China launched 12 satellites early Wednesday ...

Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary ...

Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 have finally been shared with international ...

Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is trying a new search for these gravitational waves.

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer recently unveiled a stunning image of the Rho Ophiuchi stellar nursery and Messier 4 globular cluster, taken during a Texas stargazing event.

The U.S. House space committee moved a lunar time bill to a full House vote. We are one step closer to getting a lunar time ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

Spending a significant amount of time in space can have detrimental side effects on the human body. When astronauts return back down to Earth, they are monitored by a medical team to make sure they ...

Until now, it has been assumed that Vesta is a protoplanet and has a core. This is contradicted by measurement data that suggest a different origin.