A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of ...

"We have discovered a galaxy that has been 'perfectly preserved' for billions of years, a true archaeological find that tells ...

Astronomers in Western Australia detected a powerful radio burst, initially mistaking it for a new astronomical object or a ...

An asteroid has been named in honour of a Victorian woman astronomer whose pioneering work at the University of Cambridge has ...

In the vast expanse of space, mysterious phenomena often leave even the most seasoned astronomers scratching their heads. One ...

Most disks observed were about 30 astronomical units wide, roughly 30 times the Earth-Sun distance. The presence of intricate structures in such early systems implies a parallel evolution of infant ...

Indonesian professor of astronomy and astrophysics from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Thomas ...

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

Today in the history of astronomy, an asteroid flattens 830 square miles of Siberian forest.

"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, the origins of the building blocks of life themselves." ...

These scientists may be lesser known than Einstein and Newton, but they made giant contributions to science, including astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine. Isaac Newton once wrote, "If I have ...