Lunar: A history of the moon in myths, maps and matter tells the story of the coexistence between humanity and the celestial ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks as the world's telescopes ...

Dr Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, said particular areas on the far side of the Moon provide a unique ...

Dr Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, said particular areas on the far side of the Moon provide a unique ...

New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole.

Astronomers have spied a monster radio jet in the distant universe that’s twice the width of the Milky Way galaxy. The ancient object formed when the universe was less than 10% of its current age of ...

Lunar tourists and ambitious space agencies could jeopardise vital research on the Moon by ruining locations needed for ...

Sirius, the Dog Star, is difficult to ignore. Ostentatiously scintillating on the southern horizon right now, the “Searing ...

A rare ring of light surrounding a galaxy nearly 590 million light-years away from Earth has been discovered by a space telescope that scientists hope will uncover more cosmic phenomena throughout the ...

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic ...