Explore NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy—an active starburst galaxy on the Cepheus-Cygnus border known for its high rate of ...

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a 'Super-Earth' among the stars known as Kepler-725c, which ...

New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: Two galaxy ...

Scientists have discovered a giant planet called TOI-6894b, orbiting a star that should be far too small to have formed it.

Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets.

The quest to discover definitively whether life could have been sustained elsewhere in the universe has been intensifying since the first planet outside our solar system was found in 1992.

The TNO is potentially large enough to qualify as a dwarf planet, the same category as the much more well-known Pluto. The new object is one of the most distant visible objects in our solar system ...

The curious minds at What If explore the disastrous potential of visiting the galaxy’s most dangerous planet. Private company pulls land deal involving Florida wildlife preserve after outrage ...

NASA astrophysics Dr Alex Young has recently spoken about whether the Sun will "ever burn out". In a video uploaded by the space agency, he said: "Well, the Sun, just like the stars we see at night, ...

Solar power is growing faster than anyone predicted and is on track to dominate global energy by the 2030s or 2040s. With costs dropping and efficiency improving, solar is no longer just an ...

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