The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party—and it is weird, wild and wonderful.

On the barren Chajnantor plateau, ALMA observes the depths of space, yet the rising Moon reminds us of home. Its seemingly ...

A Moon Tree that stood outside of Kennedy Space Center. A few trees on Earth also connect us to the Moon. Have you ever heard of “Moon Trees?” “Moon Trees” never actually grew on the Moon, but their ...

Two giant holes in the Sun could create impactful space weather for Earth in early February. Recent NOAA satellite images show two coronal holes, areas on the surface of the Sun with cooler plasma.

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Because its orbit around the sun closely matches Earth's, astronomers determined that the "mini-moon" likely originated from nearby in our solar system. Now, research published this month in the ...

Astronomers have just uncovered an intriguing planet not far from us in cosmic terms. It’s a super-Earth, orbiting a star similar to our Sun, and it might have the conditions necessary to support life ...

Race is a categorisation that is based mainly on physical attributes or traits, assigning people to a specific race simply by having similar appearances or skin colour (for example, Black or white).

America's next Moon lander, Blue Ghost, is traveling through space after launching from Florida earlier this month and capturing breathtaking views. About a week after launch, the spacecraft looked ...

A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually ... the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s, suggesting ...

Take 2024 PT5, a bus-sized asteroid that drifted near Earth last year. Recent research reveals this might not have been just another run-of-the-mill asteroid—it might be a chunk of the Moon ...