Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...

While millions of people have been able to enjoy checking off seeing this incredible natural wonder from their bucket list, ...

A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

The team announced its “ultrahigh energy” neutrino on Wednesday, in a paper published in the journal Nature. The finding ...

A huge detector in the Mediterranean Sea spotted the most energetic neutrino from space to date. The particle could shed light on the universe’s most extreme phenomena.