I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has detected what could be only the third known object to enter our solar system from ...

Astronomers have discovered semi-heavy water ice around a young sunlike star, reinforcing theories about the origins of water ...

World's largest digital camera observes cosmos, capturing detailed images of galaxies, asteroids, and stars changing ...

Over 500 meteor showers have been recorded on Earth, and more than half can be traced back to long-period comets. These showers don’t just light up the night sky —they also pose real risks to ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal about the universe.

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...

And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The Rubin Observatory released its first images last week, and ...

Yucatan's Chicxulub crater marks one of our universe's most momentous historical events: when an asteroid strike killed 75% ...