ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

Images of Mars taken from orbit show thousands of mounds in a region sculpted by water billions of years ago. A robotic mission may investigate the area one day.

Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.

Last year, the team made headlines when it published a paper describing how metal lumps at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean ...

Recent studies challenge the long-held belief that the Milky Way is a standard model for understanding galaxy formation, ...

Astronomers have traced two mysterious fast radio bursts from space to wildly different places, which suggests the phenomenon ...

As always, we’re incredibly excited to share a stunning selection of photographs, this time curated by The Artist Gallery ...

Scientists have made a surprising discovery deep beneath the Earth 's surface, uncovering what they're calling "sunken worlds ...

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.

The work has revealed that Andromeda is a lot more chaotic than expected. Similar to what recently retired Gaia did for the ...

The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 trillion stars. Now, astronomers have used the Hubble ...

The dark winter skies over Edisto Beach State Park in South Carolina transform into celestial beauty. You can even camp on ...