"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...

Scientists have created over a million simulated cosmic images using the power of supercomputers to anticipate the capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Roman Space Telescope. These synthetic images allow ...

Astronomers warn that proposed changes to the space observatory's operational budget could decrease the amount of ...

Imagine stepping outside your house and looking up to see not just one or two, but six planets shining in the night sky. It ...

Enrico Chesta, Véronique Ferlet-Cavrois and Markus Brugger highlight seven ways CERN and ESA are working together to further ...

Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...

An unusual looking 33-foot-long object discovered orbiting Earth last year may have come from a surprising place.

With the 2012 holiday season coming into its "home stretch," many people may be seriously considering the purchase of a ...

The Hubble Space Telescope completes a high-resolution portrait of our galaxy's gorgeous neighbor, which will help scientists better understand our Milky Way.

Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of ...

The project, called OpenUniverse, relied on the now-retired Theta supercomputer at the DOE’s (Department of Energy’s) Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. The supercomputer accomplished a process ...