NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...

A distant flicker of light from a star can reveal more than you might expect. In fact, a brief, subtle brightening in the sky ...

A team of scientists has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought.

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...

The findings in the study were made via microlensing, an observational effect that occurs when the presence of mass warps the ...

Using data from space telescopes and other instruments, astronomers, cosmologists, and astrophysicists are able to deduce and ...

Well, in the predawn hours of April 25 it literally will be thanks to a double conjunction that will see Saturn, Venus and ...

"This study suggests that for every three stars, there is likely at least one super-Earth with a Jupiter-like orbital period, ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

Study suggests Earth-like exoplanets may be common, based on microlensing data revealing super-Earths with distant orbits.

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