French astronomer Charles Messier did not intend to be remembered for his discoveries of galaxies, nebulae, and stars ...

The nuclear test in space that almost caused worldwide catastrophe.

The oldest stars in the Milky Way are forcing a fresh look at one of cosmology’s biggest arguments. If some of them are about ...

VALDOSTA — The Valdosta State University Planetarium presents “Protecting Earth” at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. on Friday, March 13. Seating for each presentation is limited to 46 guests. Free ...

A 2022 test mission was successful in deflecting asteroids. NASA can divert asteroids if they’re ever on a collision course with Earth. #news #NASA #space #science ...

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

About 15% of asteroids near Earth have small moons orbiting them, making binary asteroid systems common in our cosmic ...

After a new upgrade, a neutrino observatory in Antarctica may identify dormant supermassive black holes within our galaxy.

War Machine imagines a machine arriving from space. Real astronomy has detected interstellar visitors like ʻOumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS.

A new startup has come up with a way to sell sunlight on demand, proposing a constellation of satellites that would reflect beams of light onto Earth. Reflect Orbital wants to deploy up to 50,000 ...

Electron movement and structures described in quantum physics allow researchers to better understand how and why materials like superconductors behave as they do. Rice University researchers Jianwei ...

Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA’s DART mission revealed faint ...