A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back ...

Solar masses are a unit of measurement used in astronomy to express the mass of other celestial objects in comparison to the ...

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

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Unexpected epochs of stillness that punctuate the cosmic timeline could offer a natural explanation for dark matter and many other unsolved astronomical mysteries ...

A recently spotted space rock has suddenly climbed atop astronomers’ threat lists. NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculates that the nearly 300-foot-wide asteroid 2024 YR now has ...

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Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA scientists. Just beyond low-Earth orbit, ...

Researchers say they've discovered the largest known object in the universe, a galactic superstructure called Quipu.

From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like ...