Exoplanets have captured the imagination of public and scientists alike and, as the search continues for more, researchers ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its ...

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

Astronomers have detected fast-repeating radio bursts from a distant "dead" galaxy that should not contain the energy to ...

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

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

There are trillions of planets out there. Are any of them sending spaceships our way?

A new study suggests that the explosive deaths of the universe's earliest stars created surprising quantities of water that ...

About 100 years after astronomer Edwin Hubble's discovered the "magnificent" spiral nebula, the Hubble Space Telescope and ...

This Top Gun-inspired journey will lead you to 10 hidden aviation museums in California where the skies are the limit. Let’s ...