Black holes are astronomical objects invisible to the human eye. They have a gravitational pull so strong that they swallow everything, including light. A supermassive black hole is the biggest of all ...

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.

The Deuteronilus Cavus crater has been shaped by water, wind, ice and volcanic erosion over billions of years, showcasing ...

The discovery of a Saturn-sized gas giant orbiting a small red dwarf is urging astronomers to reconsider their theories of ...

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...

Enjoy a close conjunction of the solar system’s smallest and largest planet just days before the Full Strawberry Moon this ...

Finding a world like Earth elsewhere in the universe might mean looking for the right kind of solar system. A new discovery ...

One of the more poignant moments in the movie Star Wars, is when Luke Skywalker gazes wistfully into the sunset on the planet ...

A new international project promises to “revolutionise” our knowledge of the solar system through discovering millions of its ...

NASA's latest discoveries about Jupiter have revealed astonishing new insights into the largest planet in our solar system.

During the month of June you will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Jupiter in the sky at different ...