Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where planets formed in the early universe.

James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.

The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.

Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

A POWERFUL telescope floating in space has discovered an extremely rare Einstein ring of light around a nearby galaxy. The ...

Finding life on another planet would be a world-changing discovery for humanity. But actually detecting it is no simple task.

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...